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BENZ AERO CAR / HIGH SPEED CRASH / BROKE THE PROP / WITH EXPLETIVE

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this happened with the suddenness of a broken shoelace. the aero car tumbled off the table, broke the prop, bent the front truck and broke the motor mount off the chassis. installed a new prop, fortunately these propellers are virtually disposable, a few dollars each for the plastic props. i am sure they are frequently broken on model planes.

THE CRASH

THE NEW PROPELLER

FULL LOAD TEST
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If you could fasten the metal weight under the car it would lower the center of gravity and allow faster speeds around curves. Same goes for the motor. Lowered with the edge of the prop just off the rails (no coupler, pusher only) and position the motor as close to the center of the car as prop clearance will allow.

Attaching some Neodymium magnets to that metal weight bar may provide some psuedo magnetraction - not sure if the effect is enough to help.

After that, think spoilers / air foils for additional downward force at speed.
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