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Crashed? Discussion and Photos > Broken Mainshaft Bolt, Brutal
 
 
RCcoppterman
Heliman
Location: Everett, WA

I have seen this before, but it was pretty amazing. The head when one way and the rest of the heli went the other in "lawn dart" attitude.



08-27-2003 Over year old.
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SolarXtreme
Veteran
Location: Arroyo Grande, CA

That sucks . Raptors seem to have a problem with breaking mainsaft bolts. I have seen two different crashes w/ Rappy's were the head just went flying off like a frisbee. Pretty funny to watch though.
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I picked a hell of a day to quit drinking

Avant EFX
Freya EVO
08-27-2003 Over year old.
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Vertical Limit
Senior Heliman
Location: Pennsylvania

Did the blades survive?
08-28-2003 Over year old.
 
 
RCcoppterman
Heliman
Location: Everett, WA

The trailing edge split on the one blade, and the other has a pretty deep dent in it from the blade grip, oh well, glad it was the 50 that I have lots of parts for, rather than my new R-70

Tim
08-28-2003 Over year old.
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2LTime
Veteran
Location: Walworth,NY

Switch to a shouldered bolt. The v2's have the right one. The v1's WILL eventually break.

Jeff
08-28-2003 Over year old.
 
 
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rrProfessor
Location: Preston, UK

man that's looks brutal,doesn't look like much survived, I'll have to check mine out now
08-28-2003 Over year old.
 
 
dannyfyl
Senior Heliman
Location: Miri, Malaysia

That sucks.... especially with the MAV pro blades $$$$.
08-28-2003 Over year old.
 
 
pinoy
Veteran
Location: Muncie, Indiana USA/Obando, Bulacan Philippines

Two years ago @ Lafayette, In. Fun Fly, Curtis Youngblood was practicing and we were flying on the next flight station beside him when we heard a loud popping sound then when we look up we saw Curtis main rotor head landing halfway between his flight station and ours and his other half of his heli going down fairly close to his station.. Nobody got hurt but it was just one of those things that can happen to anybody that we just hope it wont hurt anyone when it does......
09-05-2003 Over year old.
 
 
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