C-47 Maiden Flight - Demise

[kevco8201]

Sad



[teamscreem]

Dang that was loud.....I will have to dig up some old video of my friends 54lb Mustang doing almost the same thing.

[wristp1n]

thats what happened the first time i flew my pt-40 15 years ago. thats a mistake you only want to make once

[flycatchful]

Airleron reversal.

[Richiesmad]

@flycatchful Maybe, didn't see them working at all, just that slow death roll. Tail heavy? No flight check in the video but if it was reversed it would have snapped faster to the right. Looked like a total loss. Shame it was a nice plane.

[trippedonamidget]

time ti switch ti rc cars bro. 1/24th scale rc cars.from walmart.

[flyingfan11]

@trippedonamidget just because you crash doesnt mean you stop the hobby dumbass

[plasticspastic201]

HAA!! HAAA!! HAAA!!! HAA!!!! these dangerous geeks flying planes nobody can tell where they crash. damn idiots should be banned.

[cinematicsleepwalker]

At least the Highway softened the crash.

[SplitSecondTowing]

OH THE HUMANITY!!!!

[microdon2]

Ooooo, that hurts.  Good looking plane, too.

[xxuncexx]

destined for doom. what a nasty crash

[TalksWithDirt]

Differential thrust or a strait forward stall? It's pretty hard to judge airspeed and orientation when you don't get signals from your sight, butt, and ears. I'm picturing myself making all kinds of errors. Errors in scale esp if I did RC on smaller planes. I was also thinking that a typical test sequence is taxi, fast taxi, hop, pattern, then fly. Hope you are still at it, and hope you enjoyed the rebuild. You have guts to put this up. :)

[AnoMaxhtecG10]

problem, the engines when not synchronised. result: one spinning quicker than other and turning to opposite side!

[letzteschlact2]

ouch ... !!!

[KOLTON545]

Must be very painful to watch this for the builder

[aeroangrymoose]

Bummer.. I too have learned the hard way not to stand an underpowered plane on its tail.. Least on takeoff anyway =D

[GlassOfMilk45]

i. would. be. PISSED

[Rooster1Cogburn]

It kind of looked like and definetely sounded like what I imagine it was like when Humpty Dumpty fell off that wall.

[EvlMagus]

Sad video



[gearsofmuffin]

gotta watch out for those german AA guns. they'll get ya!

[geekintheperimeter]

I've been there! Had the incorrect model selected on my JR 8103. Took off and could not figure out why the plane was flying so bad. Until it was too late. Now I have a pre-flight check list that I mark off with a sharpie. Not a mental checklist.

[ronaldduhon]

Always remember to pre-flight

[nachjagger33]

ha ha ha ha... like June 6, 1944...

we down muchl C-47 in this date... ha ha ha ha

[wikeroy]

I have done the same mistake myself.Twice. Only one thing to do; Move on.

[bliglum]

The ailerons were reversed!?! What a crying shame, Common mistake though... there is another vid here on youtube of a gorgeous p-51 that saw its demise due to the very same oversight... I recently crashed my new rc heli because I guess I didn't set it flat fast enough, did'nt do a proper pre-flight check, and it shot off to the right on take off. It cost me a set of new blades... nothing compared to this beauty. Hate to see this...These rc beasts can be tricky.

[roosterinboro]

Nice plane, shame about the ailerons.  Nobody's immune to it, I had it happen once w/ a sport plane I built. Managed to get it up high enough and buy some time until a buddy could bring a screwdriver out to the flightline and hit the "reverse" toggle switch they had on the older Futaba's at the time. A veteran flier I was pals with told me in 50 yrs of flying he's seen one incident where the pilot had not crashed with reversed ailerons. Disciplined preflights from then after...

[zefkosta]

Déjà vu. I've done the same twice. That makes me what? Twice as stupid?

[nbkc21d]

That totally stinks!

[mtbfan1997]

i love the sound of the 2 engines!!!

[kalliber5]

man it's painfull to see it go down so quick!

[MrGarey1]

That's got to hurt

[inbound1000]

under powered. nose degree to high... stalled

[netherledy]

Sorry to see this, I hope that you overcame your disappointment and rebuilt it.

[jodeldk]

Roy Chadwick the designer of the Lancaster was killed due to the aileron's being connected the wrong way around during a test flight.

[joshun28]

did the pilot survive?

[JustinBlottin]

OH! Man. Darn what a nice plane.

LOL! Did you find all parts? Or did they camoflauge into the ground?

[redrider998]

you can still fly with 1 engine you know

[gmccord1970]

This is what I do to make sure my ailerons are correct and so far has been working for me...

1) With Rx and Tx on, move aileron stick to the RIGHT

2) look at left aileron and it should be in the DOWN position. LEFT = DOWN = 4 letter word.

I know this may seem silly but pneumonics really help you remember stuff.

[nigeltelevet]

been flying for years, never happened til other week, flew a newbies plane for him after setting everythin up the day b4.

flew it and crashed then noticed ailerons wrong, reversed, he had decided that I had done it wrong so reveresed them after I set them up lol, I always check his planes now.

but by the time I realised plane was in ground. no damage though-epo foamy.

[wristp1n]

must have been aileron failure. he was hard left on the rudder if you notice so i think he was aware. unless god forbid he got his rudder and ailerons confused on the trans.

[bfgray]

An exceptional looking machine to be sure. I know the feeling of investing everything for half a year into one plane than crashing it first day out.

[windridr66]

Really sorry for your loss, man.

[hod05]

ha ha well funny

[bfgray]

Very sad and instructive.  But even more entertainment value.

[Mathyoo0179]

Stick with rc planes please. lol.

[Nicodemus98]

Oh damn, that really sucks. Was it salvageable or repairable at all? Aileron failure? Sucks no matter the cause, It was a great looking plane.

[figdmoney]

good job

[85projectcar]

what the hell?? I seriously can not believe what I just saw.

[darrindwp]

Wow, sad to see such a nice model go down. I practice often on G4 using flight failures enabled. I have gotten pretty good at recovering from servo reversals and radio interference. Glad to say that I have not needed to call on this practice experience so far in real flying but am confident that with the G4 sim practice that the outcome would be good.

[FlyinBrian777]

That was a nice model, too. Too bad. Live and learn!

[Uilliam93]

Holy crap, that thing is immense!

[208stroker1]

exspensive....!

[hod05]

LOL HAHAHA dumb pilot

[83snowgoose]

Reverse fitting of controls is not a problem confined to model aircraft builders. Some years ago the CO at an RAF base called all pilots to a hangar. He sat in the aircraft (I think it was a Lightning, maybe not) and went thro' pre-flight of flying surface controls, calling out the stick movements as he did so. . Pilots were then asked if they had noticed any problem. None had, despite the fact that a rigger had rigged the aileron controls so that aileron movement was reversed.

[fjbutch]

That hurt ...

[spitfireozone]

Beautiful C-47, Hope you rebuild!

[Crashtruk2]

Thanks for a good vid and a good lesson. Keep flying buddy

[kagoshimadavid]

ive flown a plane that reversed the ailerons due to computer failure. it was hard but i landed it. sure not how i wanted but landed

[roosterinboro]

In a perfect RC world EVERY pilot has the discipline to do a routine and correct ck of the aircraft prior to putting it in the air. It's not a perfect world. I'd like to have a dime for every plane crashed due to incorrect aileron hookup. That probably accounts for 33% of most accidents. I took off that way once, but managed to keep it up high until a buddy could flip the microswitch on the back of my Futaba xmtr. (Yeah, it was a while ago) Save the lectures; hopefully the pilot learned.

[hawker445]

looks like the controls were reversed

[MrRCwiz]

At first I thought it was torque of the two engines and maybe an improper trimming. But after reading the info and comments, it makes sense. It's a shame when mistakes like that happen. Honest yet... Almost ignorant. Anyway I'm sorry for your loss. Looks like a great plane.

[hhmote]

in over 30+ years of flying r/c planes i have destroyed over 50 planes every thing from bad electronic to just plain dumb thumbs. its no big deal. it was all done in the name of fun.they can all be replaced.

[wikeroy]

Good grief. You have my sympathies. Done it myself. Most do it, sooner or later.

[80KKA]

ouch!!!!!! i've got the shell of a P51D mustang here at my place...think i'm just gonna sell it. crashed my electric ducted fan jet (made of polystyrene type material) twice now and have managed to repair it. but with the mustang shell being made of balsa wood, i dont think i wanna destroy something so beautiful

[yada147258]

I give the takeoff a 3 and the crash a 4.5 lol

[Fastbikkel]

Nice!

[eclipser2004]

Good point about having someone else check your work. This is good advice when homebuilding a real full-scale plane too. My friend did a gret job building a Spitfire then hand launched it at the field with his transmitter set to another model!! It was repairable though.

[Robert111]

Common mistake newbies make is stalling the plane. They think they are being "safe" by climbing real steep to get altitude fast, but this is the result.

[lydiasadie]

haha err- i new that...im bad with sarcasm

[dubes]

lol proof that people with money and great equipment do not know how to fly!

[KamikazeElvis]

Text-book landing.

[jeffquesenberry]

Too bad on the loss. Ignore XBCaptain...I know from several of his posts that he is an arrogant idiot.....his title is self speaking.....

[lydiasadie]

Insulting a complete, and total stranger is low. I am 11 years old, and this, for a fact is a basic principle understood by children much younger than I. And you are not a child. You are a full grown human being...a very impolite human being. Im sorry to say but my stepdad (the nice man you insulted), is to mature to deal with your insults. so please, if you are going to recklessly swear at people you dont even know, swear at someone who is willing to put up with your crap.

[XBoeingCapt]

The ailerons should never be backwards! you should have at least one copilot that watches on close taxi out prior to takeoff confirming correct movement. When you get into this size model, you need to put on a pilots hat and pay attention. PS: its ok to make that mistake , as I have, early on with say your trainer or light sport plane. NOT with a big DC3. By the time you get into this caliber of airplane your skill level and method should be much more refined.

[mktaylor145]

@XBoeingCapt : Way to go there, XB! Somebody suffers a major loss after an honest mistake, then has the guts and the integrity to post it for everybody to see and possibly learn from it. Seems like the least you could do is have the CLASS not to lecture them like a 2 year-old. Everytime something goes wrong, there's always a retro-spective genius like you in the peanut gallery who's never made a mistake in his life.

[XBoeingCapt]

hey and go fuck yourself while you're at it!! read my comments again you idiot, maybe you'll learn something too, but I doubt it from the tenor of your comment.

[mktaylor145]

My, my, my!

I think you just proved my point.

Thanks

[XBoeingCapt]

anytime

[DarthPraun]

@mktaylor145 Your really gay, stop getting mad at people you dont know :)

[BeeZee2]

You tell'im, XBoeingCapt!... The best thing to do when a guy makes a mistake is to kick him in the jewels and tell him him how stupid he is! I'm guessing Boeing fired you for wanking while flying.

[XBoeingCapt]

god there is more intelligence on this network than I can imagine!!!

[lydiasadie]

i dont know why your on that nut-jobs side...thats is pretty immature

[BeeZee2]

Relax, lydia... I'm on your stepdad's side. I was being sarcastic towards XBoeingCapt... Pretty much everyone agrees that he's an arrogant jackass.

[Travellinghobo2]

Won't make that mistake again I bet

[googleisshittoss]

German Flak can be so uncompromising at times can't it?

[motorcopjoe]

Ouch....Damn that sucks!! Was a great looking plane.

[sking0369]

Were those Ryobi engines?

[dginia]

No. They are G-38's.

[MultiCountdown]

@dginia

c-47

[EnVisionMD]

They make a flight simulator you can practice on a computer. You can choose from a hundred different planes and it comes with a remote control just like the real thing. That way when you have an expensive toy like that... you know what you're doing and you're an expert before you leave the ground. Better luck next time!

[taofledermaus]

Heart breaking!  Makes a great video but still I feel for the guy!

[Nemesisnxt]

Oh man, that video makes me sick.

[darrinsmadej]

idiot, , , you're worthless . . . .

[dginia]

Well, I guess you have never made a serious mistake. I was not there at the time, but I am was told that several others had the transmitter in their hands and did not pick up on the error, either. Definitely not good, but worthless? No.

[ljsavmech]

why do u even answer this one. I say great job you built it and it flew. plenty of great times with friends in the build stage and plety of great laughs sit around with FRIENDS getting a good laugh out of your mistakes. the human element is what our kids miss today. on line palying games and never interacting with the world. good on you and your friends sir good work.

[c0neyisland]

@dginia - that was just heart breaking to watch. As a model flyer myself, I can't stand to see even a trainer plane hit the ground, let alone a beautiful scale model such as yours. Fair play to you for having the balls to post this video so that others can learn from your mistake. I hope you are not too down about this and that you pick yourself up and build another - coz you sure build fantastic planes! Oh, and just ignore any negative comments coz they ain't worth jack!

[governmentcheese411]

get bent, then get a life...your worthless

[FoltorInternational]

@darrinsmadej you're worthless

[Aircraftfreak155]

owch 20 more fett and it would have hit someting softer.

[chrisfev01]

Crashed my wife's trainer the same way. It's a difficult lesson to learn. Always do a pre-flight.

[Snuggfit4u]

Give that guy a kick in the ass !!!!!

[cruddiestcrudever]

Were the controls reversed? looks like it, since the left aileron was down the whole time. What a shame!

[mrcraig41]

OUCH! The horror :(

[kochj0713]

That would make me cry over that one for months!!1

[LimaOscaLima]

Like real aviation...do the checklists 4 first flight. Costed me about 5-6 crashes and so much money to learn a very simple and very crucial thing,.. pre-fly checklist...So sad to see that plane went down...

[Ruffpuppys]

should have checked...

[BobbyPlane6252]

very nice plane!`are you going to rebuild it?

[tallguysd]

Funny I just did the same thing today with my 3d plane. a couple secs to check can save you heartbreak I hope you rebuild her!

[leadsolo]

Happened to me once, but i recovered and saved the plane ... psychometric skills went on overload though and i sat out the rest of the day at the field, legs went jelly too - Spent so much time building such a beauty n this had to happen to U - Am sorry, but i bet Ur over it by now, yeah .... Cheers !!

[txkflier]

An airplane will continue to roll to the right when the left aileron is down and the right aileron is up. A pilot's instincts prevent him from pushing the stick in the opposite direction and saving the plane. By the time his thought process overcomes his instincts, the crash has already happened.

[dginia]

Yep! I have made this mistake and even though my brain knew what was wrong, I could not get my hand to move. Only once have I seen someone be able to react to save the plane.

[chizwizzler]

@dginia Put a little electric Piper cub into a tree doing the same thing. Dad told me the ailerons were the right way, and I thought they were wrong but it was his so I flew it that way.

Turns out i was right in the end lol. I knew what was wrong but I just couldnt go against all my insticts and push the stick left when the plane was on its left wingtip. I feel your pain!

[dattajack]

@dginia the lesson i am learning from this crash is that as soon as your plane gets up off the ground it is helpfull to gain a handfull of altitude and then make small wobble turns side to side to check the controls, just in case.

[Dr1ftn79]

@dginia i agree i too have done the same, even after bench testing,, so silly,

[gmccord1970]

@dginia It happened to me while I was flying a trainer. Luckily, I was able to stay off the ailerons and fly by rudder and elevator only. It worked. However, there would be no way I could do this if was a sport plane, warbird or any other type plane that needs ailerons as well as rudder.

[shmahoogaligm]

it stalled. aww that happened to mine but mine didn't make it that high

[rodstarr2001]

Bogus dude, such a lovely model.

[b101aa2]

ziroli c-47? crap, so it was scratch built too. major screw up, for a huge amount of time spent building. well, never make the same mistake twice.

[retneprac1961]

Unfortunately you can see the reversed ailerons quite clearly in th efilm. Shame it is so easy with hindsight. been there and done that.

Don't give up it was or is a beautiful model

[shimon174b]

heartbrake ...

[stienabolt]

oh man that sound was horrible

[carlosmurphy4u]

Looks like the ailerons were reversed, common on first flights when careless.

Always have another pilot do a preflight before the first flight of a new plane.

[planekrazee]

Ugh.

[holamellamopiter]

dios k makina mas perfecta

[jasonhunt19201]

wow, what a bummer. It was a good looking plane.

[chrystallica]

An all too common and costly mistake. Backwards ailerons suck!

[Corsair0829]

What a shame. Beautiful plane. Hate when that happens.

[ARMORSCREWS]

Damn......I hate when that happens

[Cowboylifesaver]

What is it with people and Dc-3's yanking them off wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy to early? I don't even get my 60 size Mustang up that fast with the OS 120 pumper.

[deepblue69]

well there goes a few grand and few hundred hours worth of work...think ill stick to my $10 scratch built foamies..

[waverly24]

I hear ya!! When you got kids to feed you can't invest thousands of dollars into a build, ya gotta get in the air as cheaply (and safely) as you can!

[tisoy909]

DAyam now thats what i call gettin Shot Down.

[dginia]

Yes, I am afraid, so. It is a cautionary note to all of us. I have done this myself. No matter how experienced you are, when preflighting (especially a new) aircraft, be sure to have someone else preflight it, too! Sometimes those ailerons are backwards!

[mayaslave]

good lord nnnnnoooooo!!!