Pete's  Planes

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Martin  SeaMaster

   First flight 1999....span 53"....62oz....22 oz per sq ft....2 * Graupner 480 race....Grish 6 * 4 LH....8 sub C....rudder and elevator controls....mostly balsa....

   Crashed only one month after first flight; recently rebuilt (2003). Possible cause of crash...rear bands on wing not tight enough. This wing planform puts large loads on the rear bands, and any lifting at the TE will produce unmanageable nose-down trim.