Title: Piper J-3 Cub 50" ARF build log Post by: Pikle6 on May 30, 2010, 09:41:01 AM (http://i635.photobucket.com/albums/uu71/Pikle6/Piperj3c.jpg) hey guys first of all thanks you sushil uncle for the plane this is truly my dream plane and now to the star of the show the piper j3 cub arf from wing makers all balsa model with mouth watering covering and so scale that it has landing gear strut covers original theme decals and engine side mouldings and a super scale prop and also comes with super ingenous ideas on wings and much much much much much moreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee,....... so here i am posting a few details then on to the mouth watering pictures (:|~ (:|~ (:|~ (:|~ (:|~ (:|~ wingspan - 49.5" flying weight - 800gms with stock brushed geared set-up servos - four micro recommended - i am using some digital metal gear servos i had lying around - i think 10 -13 gms motor - brushed 400 speed motor - i am using 2212/13 my trusty motor for slow and scale planes upto a kg of weight speed controller - 30 amp battery - 3s 200mah turnigy radio - rds 8000 with the latest ni-mh battery conversion thanks to sushil uncle and now its runs for a few days without charging ;D ;D and some custom lighting by sandeep uncle which i had with me oh just forgot i am using flaps also on this model thats pretty much it and will upload pics of what i got done till yesterday night in the next post that is aileron servo's mounted all surfaces hinged landing gear installed wings completed canopy d glass covers done wing decals done and fuselage stripe decals done so here are the pics and please look at my new tool boxes (http://i635.photobucket.com/albums/uu71/Pikle6/piper%20j3%20cub/290520103240.jpg) (http://i635.photobucket.com/albums/uu71/Pikle6/piper%20j3%20cub/290520103239.jpg) (http://i635.photobucket.com/albums/uu71/Pikle6/piper%20j3%20cub/290520103238.jpg) (http://i635.photobucket.com/albums/uu71/Pikle6/piper%20j3%20cub/290520103237.jpg) (http://i635.photobucket.com/albums/uu71/Pikle6/piper%20j3%20cub/290520103236.jpg) (http://i635.photobucket.com/albums/uu71/Pikle6/piper%20j3%20cub/290520103235.jpg) (http://i635.photobucket.com/albums/uu71/Pikle6/piper%20j3%20cub/290520103234.jpg) (http://i635.photobucket.com/albums/uu71/Pikle6/piper%20j3%20cub/290520103233.jpg) (http://i635.photobucket.com/albums/uu71/Pikle6/piper%20j3%20cub/290520103232.jpg) (http://i635.photobucket.com/albums/uu71/Pikle6/piper%20j3%20cub/290520103231.jpg) (http://i635.photobucket.com/albums/uu71/Pikle6/piper%20j3%20cub/290520103230.jpg) (http://i635.photobucket.com/albums/uu71/Pikle6/piper%20j3%20cub/290520103229.jpg) (http://i635.photobucket.com/albums/uu71/Pikle6/piper%20j3%20cub/290520103227.jpg) (http://i635.photobucket.com/albums/uu71/Pikle6/piper%20j3%20cub/290520103226.jpg) (http://i635.photobucket.com/albums/uu71/Pikle6/piper%20j3%20cub/290520103225.jpg) (http://i635.photobucket.com/albums/uu71/Pikle6/piper%20j3%20cub/290520103224.jpg) (http://i635.photobucket.com/albums/uu71/Pikle6/piper%20j3%20cub/290520103223.jpg) (http://i635.photobucket.com/albums/uu71/Pikle6/piper%20j3%20cub/290520103222.jpg) (http://i635.photobucket.com/albums/uu71/Pikle6/piper%20j3%20cub/290520103221.jpg) subbu Title: Re: Piper J-3 Cub 50" ARF build log Post by: Pikle6 on May 30, 2010, 03:28:45 PM hey guys finished motor mounting and fixed in the horizontal and vertical stabs and all servos in and tail wheel done only need to solder connectors to my esc and install pushrods
Title: Re: Piper J-3 Cub 50" ARF build log Post by: Drone on May 30, 2010, 04:10:33 PM Wow kewl..
Where did you get the cub from ? Title: Re: Piper J-3 Cub 50" ARF build log Post by: Pikle6 on May 30, 2010, 04:18:27 PM hey i bought it from sushil uncle as he said the plane was too small for him ;D ;D ;D
i love this 50" plane 8-) ;D ;D subbu Title: Re: Piper J-3 Cub 50" ARF build log Post by: aravindkamalesh on May 30, 2010, 04:31:52 PM guys what was the total cost of your piper????
Title: Re: Piper J-3 Cub 50" ARF build log Post by: Pikle6 on May 30, 2010, 07:45:14 PM guys what was the total cost of your piper???? well the original costs about 6500 and the price i got it for is confidential ;D ;D ;D ;D and i just found a video i like to call it things a piper j3 cub was never meant to do http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ogua6Y8dC4I&playnext_from=TL&videos=mT3vdwOAvoU&feature=grec_index i feel awkward seeing the video, why doesn't he just fly scale oh and i would like to use sushil uncle's statement over here as it suits the video the best (somewhat) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b32zxCiReNA&feature=related if you want to hover then go buy a heli subbu ps but i do feel that the pilot has got some skill (actually a good amount of it) ;D :salute: :salute: :salute: Title: Re: Piper J-3 Cub 50" ARF build log Post by: flying_g on May 30, 2010, 08:12:51 PM subbu..i want to see it flying..awaiting ur maiden video
Title: Re: Piper J-3 Cub 50" ARF build log Post by: Pikle6 on May 30, 2010, 10:56:43 PM hey gaurav bhaiya will try to do that on tuesday or wednesday
i just finished motor testing everything went well time to sleep good night people flying dreams ;D ;D subbu Title: Re: Piper J-3 Cub 50" ARF build log Post by: Pikle6 on June 02, 2010, 04:36:53 PM ok guys finally the cub is ready for its maiden
what i god done today pushrods done for aileron and elevator (rudder done earlier for slow taxi test) main landing gear and tail wheel mechanism done (actually day before yesterday) went thought a critical joint using CA motor thrust check #3 first time my connector were no good second and third time with the replaced connectors the gave me more than a kg of thrust motor test -- 2212/10 bl motor 10*4 3 bladed prop 3s 2200 and 2650 mah turnigy lipos result the pull was like hell how i got to know that ? here's how (as i don't have a watt meter) i filled it up with three more lipo's just to add weight and took it to the tennis court down here and did a half throttle speed check it was running like raging bull it even took off just a bit enough to tell me that the power department was good. i believe i will be gliding with just 1/4 of the throttle stick installed the canopy fiberglass covers and did slow taxi tests and it outperformed every test i put to it maidening it on Saturday here in kharghar on the large tarmac runway just cable management left will uploads pics by tomorrow evening or the day after as i have some other work left so that was my report oh and the flaps works super cool too thanks subbu Title: Re: Piper J-3 Cub 50" ARF build log Post by: Rao on June 03, 2010, 04:51:24 AM 10*4 3 bladed prop thanks subbu [/quote] I don't think that a 3 bladed prop look good on a piper cub Title: Re: Piper J-3 Cub 50" ARF build log Post by: Pikle6 on June 03, 2010, 07:47:57 AM i know rao uncle just for the maiden i am using 10x4 then after the first flight i will change to my scale 9x5 pro
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