While flying the Volantex Phoenix 2400 with a 4S 3600mah Admiral battery, I had a prop failure at 200 feet.
I had about 1/2 power applied when I heard a dull pop, and then saw the canopy separate from the aircraft and come tumbling back to earth.
I quickly shut down the motor and did a gliding spiral to a landing in the grass next to the runway. When I walked up to the plane I saw that not only had a blade separated from the hub, but the resulting vibration tore the firewall from the plane and the motor was hanging by the wires.
Ordered a new prop from banggood, which took forever, and proceeded to tackle the rebuild. Using ca glue, a new beefed up firewall, and some epoxy reinforced with fiberglass mat on the interior, the test flight was successful.
Guess it was poor manufacturing that caused the failure. The prop separated right at the attachment screw.
Anyway, it's flying again, and my only regret is not ordering 2 props.
I had about 1/2 power applied when I heard a dull pop, and then saw the canopy separate from the aircraft and come tumbling back to earth.
I quickly shut down the motor and did a gliding spiral to a landing in the grass next to the runway. When I walked up to the plane I saw that not only had a blade separated from the hub, but the resulting vibration tore the firewall from the plane and the motor was hanging by the wires.
Ordered a new prop from banggood, which took forever, and proceeded to tackle the rebuild. Using ca glue, a new beefed up firewall, and some epoxy reinforced with fiberglass mat on the interior, the test flight was successful.
Guess it was poor manufacturing that caused the failure. The prop separated right at the attachment screw.
Anyway, it's flying again, and my only regret is not ordering 2 props.
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