Phil May Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 Hi all, I snapped the carbon tail boom on my HP 60 today and was wondering is there any stronger methods of holding the fin on other than a single carbon rod. Thanks guys. Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slopetrashuk Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 Phil, stick with the carbon rod and corroflute mate. I have seen many other people try their hand at solving this issue but the end result is always much more severe damage to another part of the airframe.I am still using my original tail boom and fin and my HP60 is the original prototype.Andy Ellison Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Satinet Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 Andy they didn't all have a corroflute mount for the tail boom. The kits went out with a plastic triangle that was stuck to the bottom of the wing. I believe they went back to corroflute, as they had a bad reputation for breaking off at the point the carbon square rod entered the plastic mount. So I think it depends on the age of your model to an extent. It would require a pretty fundamental rethink of the tail arrangement to get away from the single rod. Fast, heavy model, small tail boom. Perhaps switch to a thicker fin, with an aerofoil, and a thicker bit of carbon. Edited By Tom Satinet on 02/09/2014 10:53:40 Edited By Tom Satinet on 02/09/2014 10:55:12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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