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Hi, I’m building a generic Piper Cub (not Flite Test). The CG is approximately at 5.2 cm, but this places the battery about 15 cm from the nose (60 cm fuselage). My question is, should I use those 5.2 cm corresponding to 30-33%, or should I go for 25% for the Center of Gravity? At 25%, I’d need...

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Hi! As the title says, I'm going to build my first balsa kit, a 1200mm Piper Cub J3. It's definitely a bad choice for a first kit, since it's from Banggood, but I've read the instructions and I think it doesn't seem that hard. However, I can always ask you for help if I need it (I will). The...

Among the several aircraft in the Cub family the PA-14 Family Cruiser was the first 4 seat production aircraft built by Piper Aircraft. Produced from 1947 to 1948, this particular model became a favorite of mine, not because of any inherent flight characteristic but because of a special chapter...

Simple conversion of a nitro plane to electric And to make it a good fit for your current sponsors...use a Horizon Hobby airframe with Hobby King electronics. An electric conversion of a plane that is already outfitted with a nitro motore, or was only designed to be fit with a nitro motor...