2021 Piper Cub Build Challenge!

[cyclone3350]

I try not to keep everything, but I don't have any 6mm stuff left (Which is the good stuff), so I need to save any useful piece to finish the fuselage.

Yes it is. I save all my depron scraps. I Can not believe that depron is gone. It looks like U R not to far from a maiden.

 

[LitterBug]

How do U like using that Oracal 651?

Funny thing just popped to my attention, the vinyl stickers included with the FT kits is Oracal 631...

 

[LitterBug]

Working the Power Pod, fuselage, and landing gear in prep for color.

Using SunnySky motor and ZTW ESC I had laying around from BuddyRC.

 

[Bo123]

Yes it is. I save all my depron scraps. I Can not believe that depron is gone. It looks like U R not to far from a maiden.

I still need to work out the power system, and find some wire for the landing gear, which I don't have. Going for a SunnySky X2212 1400kv, 8x6 prop, and a 40A esc. Some futaba servos in the back, and something else for the wings. Will try to do some flaps too.

 

[Bo123]

Does anyone know what thickness of aluminium sheet I should use for landing gear?

 

[FlamingRCAirplanes]

Does anyone know what thickness of aluminium sheet I should use for landing gear?

I used 2mm.

 

[Bo123]

For the landing gear?

I used 2mm.

 

[Bo123]

Will 3mm work?

I used 2mm.

 

[cyclone3350]

Will 3mm work?

I used 1/8 (approximately 3mm) stock aluminum strip to fabricate this gear. It is a 74"WS and the AUW is 7ilbs.

 

[Bo123]

Nice, I shall use that on my build. Just a quick question, how do you cut it?

I used 1/8 (approximately 3mm) stock aluminum strip to fabricate this gear. It is a 74"WS and the AUW is 7ilbs.

 

[cyclone3350]

Nice, I shall use that on my build. Just a quick question, how do you cut it?

I used a metal blade band saw and then smoothed out the edges with a belt sander. I am thinking if U use a 1" wide , then a hand hack saw can be used to cut to length and bend as needed.

 

[FlamingRCAirplanes]

Will 3mm work?

Yep! I found that 2mm was a bit thin.

Nice, I shall use that on my build. Just a quick question, how do you cut it?

I used a hand hacksaw and a pair of cutting pliers.

 

[Bo123]

Ok thank you very much.

Yep! I found that 2mm was a bit thin.



I used a hand hacksaw and a pair of cutting pliers.

I used a metal blade band saw and then smoothed out the edges with a belt sander. I am thinking if U use a 1" wide , then a hand hack saw can be used to cut to length and bend as needed.

 

[cyclone3350]

I have a couple of windscreen patterns if anyone is interested. They most likely won't fit exactly, but should be a good starting point to try and modify as necessary. U can get and idea of how I did this on my thread. https://forum.flitetest.com/index.p...cub-and-time-to-change-my-avatar.68115/page-2 The first one is of my 1/4 scale and is of that size. The other one is a factory drawing of a J4 and might be more fitting for the Super Cruiser. I have know idea as to what scale this was scanned in, but it fits an 8 1/2 X 11 sheet. They R both in a PDF.

 

[BlockerAviation]

I have a couple of windscreen patterns if anyone is interested. They most likely won't fit exactly, but should be a good starting point to try and modify as necessary. U can get and idea of how I did this on my thread. https://forum.flitetest.com/index.p...cub-and-time-to-change-my-avatar.68115/page-2 The first one is of my 1/4 scale and is of that size. The other one is a factory drawing of a J4 and might be more fitting for the Super Cruiser. I have know idea as to what scale this was scanned in, but it fits an 8 1/2 X 11 sheet. They R both in a PDF.

Thanks! Might need one as I don't want to use the good one in my Carl Goldberg cub kit.

 

[cyclone3350]

Thanks! Might need one as I don't want to use the good one in my Carl Goldberg cub kit.

I hope it works.

 

[Bo123]

I have already done my wind screen, but thanks.

I have a couple of windscreen patterns if anyone is interested. They most likely won't fit exactly, but should be a good starting point to try and modify as necessary. U can get and idea of how I did this on my thread. https://forum.flitetest.com/index.p...cub-and-time-to-change-my-avatar.68115/page-2 The first one is of my 1/4 scale and is of that size. The other one is a factory drawing of a J4 and might be more fitting for the Super Cruiser. I have know idea as to what scale this was scanned in, but it fits an 8 1/2 X 11 sheet. They R both in a PDF.

 

[cyclone3350]

I went with a dual elevator servo and a rudder pull pull set up. Made a servo tray and had to do some butchering of the airframe to make the elevators control rods work. Re enforced what was cut away from the airframe with some 1/8 balsa and satisfied with how this worked out.

 

[Bo123]

I am having to pause my build for a couple of weeks. I am moving somewhere where I can have a huuuge workbench and do whatever I want, rather than being confined to a small desk. And there is also enough space to fly some smaller aircraft so I look out for some mighty minis in the future. See you all then.

 

[The Hangar]

Yeah, the takeoffs will definitely be interesting. My main thing against them is that they're way to fast to be scale, and they fly very meh. I like a cub with some character like the big horizon orange carbon cub. That thing'll float around, do one wheel landings, hammer heads and not even care, where as the eflite one will snap without warning but the do look terrific if you can get em off the ground

The orange one is awesome, I love mine!