Bruce Tuncks Posted May 14, 2016 Share Posted May 14, 2016 If I was Jabiru, I would be thinking South Africa was a better country to do business. I wish I could change things here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garry Morgan Posted May 15, 2016 Author Share Posted May 15, 2016 Looks a very pretty aeroplane Gary. Do you (or Aeroworks) have intentions to market it as a kit for homebuilding? Is it intended to routinely derig for transport/storage? I will be handing over the business to someone who may kit the Cheyenne, The wings on the Cheyenne are in 4 pieces and the outer pannles are removered in 8 min each day to get it into the hangar. this is done on my own ,I have a wing sadle in the middle of the wing, when the two bolts are removered the wing comes off and turns vertical and wheeled in the hangar. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bexrbetter Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 Cheyenne on a test flight; Well done Morgans. Be close to the cheapest glider in the world wouldn't it? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pylon500 Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 Just an update; Miracle escape for pair after glider crash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 Just an update;Miracle escape for pair after glider crash [ATTACH]53294[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]53295[/ATTACH] The news article mentions catastrophic wing failure... Question - How many here fly gliders too? 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oscar Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 Is it definite that it was the Morgan Cheyenne? - it certainly looks like it, but further comment should not be made until there is positive identification. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDQDI Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 Paint job looks the same but that could be a coincidence. Having said that surviving a wing fold is amazing. (Was trying to think of something else to say but amazing just about covers it) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDQDI Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 The news article mentions catastrophic wing failure...Question - How many here fly gliders too? Well that is a fairly harsh "I told you so" nobody. I don't mean any criticism to you nobody but it does come across a tad harsh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 I'd buy a lottery ticket on the strength of that miracle.. A couple of very lucky people. Nev 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ave8rr Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 Is it definite that it was the Morgan Cheyenne? - it certainly looks like it, but further comment should not be made until there is positive identification. I am advised by a NZ mate that the glider is the Morgan Cheyenne. Not sure if it was Gary flying it. He has set up business in Blenheim. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Communications Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 Ouch...very lucky to survive that.....lucky it was a steep mountain side Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downunder Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 Ouch...very lucky to survive that.....lucky it was a steep mountain side Probably one of the only occasions a "steep mountain side" was good...... In aviation, most of the time it's the opposite.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDQDI Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 Steep mountainside or not that is still an unbelievable outcome. It is hard to see too much detail in the pictures but I can’t really see a long impact area down the hillside which you would think would be needed to slow the fall slowly enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pylon500 Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 Steep mountainside or not that is still an unbelievable outcome.It is hard to see too much detail in the pictures but I can’t really see a long impact area down the hillside which you would think would be needed to slow the fall slowly enough. I get the impression it may have come down like a sycamore seed, the mountain slope just adding that little extra deceleration to not be a sudden stop. Have to wait till we hear from Gary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bexrbetter Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 Well that is a fairly harsh "I told you so" nobody. I don't mean any criticism to you nobody but it does come across a tad harsh. Well it was a fair 'one on one' and nobody won. Well somebody won, but it was nobody, i mean, arrrh, forget it. Glad we can rib people about it as the Pax walked away. It's a good result for Morgan as this avoids it happening in tragic circumstances and clearly shows where he has to re-engineer, and give his engineer a mouthful while he's at it. All this is moot if he actually clipped the wing along the side of the mountain of course. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hihosland Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Local papers report that a 61 yr old male owner of the plane and a 12 yr old girl survived the crash 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgwilson Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 This is the report from the local Marlborough Express. The pilot and passenger are not named. Lucky escape from glider crash south of Blenheim It would seem that the wing failed and folded over as it is seen on the ground. This prevented the ballistic parachute from being deployed & the glider then spiralled down like a sycamore seed as Pylon said about 1500 feet. They were very lucky & I bet extremely dizzy on contact with the side of the mountain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happyflyer Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 It’s reported the aircraft rego was ZK-CZJ. Morgan 10 Cheyenne owned by G.S. Morgan. https://www.caa.govt.nz/script/aircraft-register-query/RegisterationMarkForm See also Incident Morgan 10 Cheyenne ZK-CZJ, 31 Dec 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 The wing appears to have bent over a considerable length near the wing root.. Compression failure in the top elements?. Not a very thick section. Nev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Methusala Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 Perhaps "Nobody's " comment closer to the (fairly obvious) truth than "harsh"? 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oscar Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 I personally thought that Nobody's comment was polite, very well supported by his figuring, and worthy of consideration. (edited..mod) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happyflyer Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 I personally thought that Nobody's comment was polite, very well supported by his figuring, and worthy of consideration. (edited..mod) Agree Oscar and summarily dismissed by Mr Morgan. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bexrbetter Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 Have to wait till we hear from Gary. I have.. A wing root doubler plate failed, simply wasn't thick enough and hence buckled/failed after hitting a big bump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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