PSA : Some Takuma fuselages bend with regular use. Happened to me after about 5h of use on the 1210 (75kg rider), unstrapped prone surfing with pumping, not touching the bottom (also happened to 2 friends, same thing). Those fuselages seem to be slightly lighter and have no serial number at the insertion of the mast. Using the warranty they kindly sent me a new fuselage with serial number that seem to hold on.
See photos for comparison, bad fuselage on the left, good fuselage on the right. The unbent fuselage should be, laying down on a table, 0.95cm gap between the table and base of the front end (front wing insert), 0.3cm gap between the table and the back end (tail insert). The bent fuselage is currently 1.2cm at front and 0.4cm at back, roughly doing +1 or 2 degree on front and back wings.
Weights : Bad fuselage 705g, good fuselage 715g, 75 mast and base plate 1910g, 980 front wing 750g, 1210 front wing 880g, 178 tail 130g.
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