100 0228FUDDLOW MUDDUCK... BREAK DOWN..FOR INSPECTION

TOOK THE FRONT CELL OFF THE DUCK AND REMOVED THE ENGINE FOR CLEAN UP.... AND PUSHED THE SPAR OUT OF THE CELL...IT CRUSHED THE FIRST ZONE..ABOUT 1 3/4 " IN ...SO TO FIX I JUST CUT OUT THE CRUSHED STUFF AND GLUE IN SOME NEW 1/2 FOAM CORE....AND MAKE ANOTHER CRUSH ZONE AND IM DONE. IF YOU LOOK AT FILM SHORT 226 YOU CAN SEE HOW HARD IT HIT.... I MUST ADMIT THE GROUND WAS SOFT FROM ALL THE RAIN...BUT IM VERY HAPPY WITH THE CELL DESIGN...ITS PLANE THAT YOU CAN KEEP ON FIXEN WITH OUT SPENDING AN ARM AND A LEG...THE WALE TALE IS TOO WEAK AND HAS NOTHING FOR SUPPORT... THE NEW TAIL CELL WILL BE BUILT OFF THE 4 X 4 SPAR AND VERY LIGHT.. I WILL ALSO HAVE 2 SERVOS FOR THE ELEVATOR ONE FOR EACH SIDE. AND THE RUDDER WILL HAVE A PULL PULL SET UP.. SO I CAN KEEP THE SERVOS AWAY FROM THE BACK OF THE PLANE. AS YOU SEE THIS DUCK IS AN EXPERMENTAL STUDY TO IMPROVE BIG DUCK BUILDING AND FLYING...I NOW WANT TO ELIMINATE THE LONG EXTENTION WIRES TO THE REAR OF THE PLANE AND FOWARD THE SERVOS FOR MORE WEIGHT TRANSFER. IM ALWAYS RECEPTIVE TO INPUT. I THINK THE SMALLER DUCKS ARE PLENTY STRONG FOR THE MATERIAL USED...NOT 31 POUNDER MORFADITES LIKE FUDDLOW...