Crash & Bash News
Sept 2011
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Crash & Bash News Sept 2011
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| Three Rocketeers, Rich, Chip and Andrew had a great time flying these big friendly airplanes. John Trumbull photo |
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| Telephoto view of tree-bound Lanzo Bomber | Tom Empy and Steve Roselle on roof with Ed Solenberger's telescoping recovery pole. |
Andrew Tickle photos
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| Getting closer... | The final rescue into the hands of the grateful owner. |
| The Goose After Miriam's birthday dinner Andrew made night flying demo with this modified Playboy. There was just a light breeze and all went well. All the lights are driven by a single LiPo cell, using Light Emitting Diodes (LED's). This is a quantum mechanics principle which converts energy into light very efficiently, without heat. Nevertheless everyone in SAM 27 referred to this hi-tech wonder as a flying Christmas tree. The scheme is ice blue on the wings, with warm red and gold lights on the tail. Easy on the eye at night. The plane is actually a float plane which took off and landed at night many times at Camp Far West Lake in May. |
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| Andrew Tickle photos | Lots of Light |
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| The outline | Flash plus lights. The tip floats are just visible under the wings. |