scott finnie Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 I have some great footage to follow, i just went out to check out a very cheap lipo i was given for free by a model shop, seconds after take-off i noticed some white smoke and then the battery compartment flew off, i knew straight away the lipo was bulging and had to get it down! Sadly the road i use for takeoff and land had a car driving along so that wasnt an option, i decided the pond was my only safe option and would hopefully save the plane from melting too, amazingly after impact with the 4ft deep pond the plane sank instantly and the camera keeps rolling capturing little tadpoles swimming around for 10 seconds, i waded in and pulled her out, quickly pullling out the lipo with gloves , aircraft home and fresh lipo in all is working woohoo, i thought something would have gone with the water ingress but thankyou eflite for the top quaility components and i'll be taking a trip to the model shop to tell him what i think of his freebie and to try stop him giving them away! **LINK** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Hickson Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 Doesnt work for me, dont get amy play button etc. Will try later as from the sound of it its worth watching! Give them hell about the battery!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Garnell Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 I would not have believed it without the video clip. Top marks for thinking quickly abd to Parkzone. Regards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott finnie Posted November 16, 2012 Author Share Posted November 16, 2012 I have to add though my heart was in my mouth, and still is , a horrible feeling seeing my best friend disappear under, John oh i will since i was told you will not be dissapointed with this battery, very lucky to not have destroyed all my running gear S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingman Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 I don't understand why the battery caught fire. I mean the plane was pretty much in level flight so the load was probably 5 amps or so and if the battery had short circuited then the motor would have stopped and you would have lost all control - very strange! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Hickson Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 Yeay it working this time! I must applaud you in the way you merged aeronautical engineering with nature Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott finnie Posted November 16, 2012 Author Share Posted November 16, 2012 i dont get it either , i have a seperate battery for my receiver but it lives very close to the lipo , i'm looking at the terminals now and although blackened nothing looks that suspicous, thereis however a burnt hole beside the circuit but since i'm not an expert on lipos then i'll leave it to the shop to tell me whats happened Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponty Bri Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 Unique video and well done, it could have been a lot worse without your quick thinking. Brian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott finnie Posted November 16, 2012 Author Share Posted November 16, 2012 Posted by John Hickson on 16/11/2012 14:55:24: Yeay it working this time! I must applaud you in the way you merged aeronautical engineering with nature I like to show my eco side and also been looking at buying a brushless boat, i had one step better with a brushless submarine, though i'm sure theres better and cheaper options Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott finnie Posted November 16, 2012 Author Share Posted November 16, 2012 Posted by Ponty Bri on 16/11/2012 15:06:52: Unique video and well done, it could have been a lot worse without your quick thinking. Brian Thanks and i think i'll be carrying a fire extinguisher from now on too, as soon as i noticed a problem i gained some height so i could list my options, i was afraid that if i landed in the field then the whole epo would go up in flames so i thought foam wont burn if its in the water, didnt think it'd sink though, and i was wearing my polished black shoes with flat soles that didnt help the wading Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott finnie Posted November 16, 2012 Author Share Posted November 16, 2012 The wind has died down now so going to go back out and check everythings still working, will get some onboard footage too s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken anderson. Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 the best vid i have seen for a while..........well done for sharing it........a parkzone submarine.... ken anderson ne..1.....sub dept.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Privett Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 I've heard some strange stories over the years, and I have to say, without the video I don't think I'd have believed this one! I'm even more amazed that everything (well, bar the battery!) is working again after that little swim. I hope you went out afterwards and bought a lottery ticket whilst luck was still on your side... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott finnie Posted November 16, 2012 Author Share Posted November 16, 2012 John , i had just moved my sat receiver to just below the upper wing rather than been stuck in a no access spot within the fuselage and also had moved the esc higher up well the replica engine used to sit, i had then built a small ply box protecting the rx , this was last night and all has been saved, im uploading a video to youtube this very moment of its first flight in the air after the crash, i hadnt dried it out either, you can see the water running from it when its up, though the light was diminishing fast S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott finnie Posted November 17, 2012 Author Share Posted November 17, 2012 This is footage a few hours after the water landing! the light was fading fast but managed to get some good video, though nothing scale, just all out pushing limits to see if everything is ok, had a glitch after 4 min 20 though as i reached high alt it suddenly nose dived, my panda auto pilot was what saved it at 50 ish ft , you can see the excess water running from the wing after i take off, once it glitches i decide to land and call it a day, , Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott finnie Posted November 17, 2012 Author Share Posted November 17, 2012 After my water fun i've decided to convert the albatross to a float plane, i've just ordered a set of floats from GWS so hopefully by tuesday i'll have her ready for the maiden, will certainly be different and fingers crossed it fly's nice, S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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