What causes Chrysalis wing failure on launch?
“We’ve had a good pilot break his Chrysalis on launch — cracked the wing on launch, he believes, exerting force downward on the throwing pegs. He previously flew the Chuperosa — a much heavier ship with a fingerhole, I believe. Any clues? I think the “feel” of launching with dual finger pegs is different from the fingerhole and I’ve also had a problem getting used to that feel.” From : Don Stackhouse Bob, Sorry to hear about your friend’s misfortune with his Chrysalis. Yes, pulling down on the pegs as you throw will break almost any good handlaunch. The Chuperosa he was used to flying is an old design, with a thick airfoil and a heavy structure. This gives it a stronger wing and a slower airspeed at release (more weight means your arm can’t accelerate it to as high a speed), which helps reduce launch stresses. This makes it more tolerant of abusive launch techniques. This also gives it lackluster low speed performance better suited to a slope ship than a hand-launch thermal ship. It
