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RE: E-flite J-3 Cub 25 ARF - 10/3/2006 4:17:43 AM   
PaulG-RC



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Status: offline 		Looks like a nice flying area

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RE: E-flite J-3 Cub 25 ARF - 10/3/2006 11:13:26 AM   
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Status: offline 		Hi FlyingGuy,

Yes this type of plane is more demanding than a 3D Funtana or Cap; those almost take off and land by themselves!!!

With this cub you'll notice a clear tendancy to go left if you do a premature take-off. Then things get worst if you hit the ailerons and stall even more...

So again the routine would look like this:

-Keep the elevator full up
-Slowly increase power, keep her straight in the middle of the runway
-As the plane pick up speed you'll see the wheels starting to bounce up, the plane will almost be air born
-Release the elevator and the second the plane is leaving the ground hit the speed stick to pull it forward, not up, to gain airspeed.
-In addition to this, you'll need to use the rudder to correct and prevent any tendancy, i.e. crosswind, etc.

For landings I noticed that she comes down quickly and the propellor is a good break so I use a somewhat agressive descend and a quick balloon at the end. She may bounce but with the suspension it's ok.

Good luck! I'm about to put my floats and try it on the water next weekend.


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RE: E-flite J-3 Cub 25 ARF - 10/3/2006 3:51:42 PM   
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RE: E-flite J-3 Cub 25 ARF - 10/4/2006 5:02:37 AM   
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Status: offline 		I dont think flaperons on barn door type ailerons is a good Idea without flaps, but never tried it yet.

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RE: E-flite J-3 Cub 25 ARF - 10/4/2006 6:22:42 AM   
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Status: offline 		I use them on my Mini Ultra Stick on occasion when I want to land a tad bit slower. Wondered if it might help with the cub. Might have to compensate a bunch with elevator when deployed. Also might make for a shorter take off run.

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RE: E-flite J-3 Cub 25 ARF - 10/4/2006 7:10:16 AM   
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Status: offline 		On the Mini ultra stick the ailerons are the lenght of the wing thats a better system, I have that on my Brio 10 and its very good.

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RE: E-flite J-3 Cub 25 ARF - 10/4/2006 7:15:13 AM   
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Status: offline 		Doesn't that defeat the purpose of having a scale flying model? It makes me no difference what you want to do with yours. I guess I was assuming that was the reason for having a Cub to start with. That's the reason I bought mine but then I don't have the budget for the more expensive equipment either. Just the basics.
On another note I did get my servos and Rx. for mine and was about to order a couple of lipos but then the battery in my "Aircraft Carrier" van and the starter went bad so...

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RE: E-flite J-3 Cub 25 ARF - 10/4/2006 7:47:02 AM   
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Status: offline 		Actually, I was watching some old video a while back of some of the planes and bush pilots in the far north a lot of years ago. It looked to me like at least one cub was using flaps on landing and take off on some very short "fields". That's what got me to thinking about it.

And a short landing and take off area is what I'm concerned about at my place. Once airborne, got lots of sky.

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RE: E-flite J-3 Cub 25 ARF - 10/4/2006 8:02:18 AM   
Slowjohn


 

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Status: offline 		I was trying to remember back 40 years or so to the last time I flew in a Cub or was even close to one for that matter as to whether they did have flaps. Then I went and looked at my Cub and found that it has full length ailerons.
You must really have a small runway there xrossbow. We have the same problem with one of the places we fly here. It's a smallish parking lot that's off limits during normal business hours and the grass around it is a hay field. Part of it though they keep mowed to a usable level. Even when it's empty the curbs are a worry but the flying area is plenty big enough.

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RE: E-flite J-3 Cub 25 ARF - 10/4/2006 8:30:52 AM   
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Here's an "Oooops!" pic that I had found somewhere. I can't tell if it's a J3 or something later. But I think I see flaps on it.

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RE: E-flite J-3 Cub 25 ARF - 10/4/2006 8:52:20 AM   
Slowjohn


 

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Status: offline 		I think your right xrossbow and that's a OOP'S for sure!

I'm turning in. I have to get up in 3 hrs. to get everybody else up and going. Then I guess I'll replace the starter so I can go fly otherwise I'm grounded. I just couldn't get in the mood to tackle it yesterday. I'd rather take a beating than replace a GM starter. The battery tested bad so I bought a new one but it was the starter all along I guess. Dang It! I sure wanted to buy those Lipos from True RC. Now I'll have to wait till the 1st of Nov

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RE: E-flite J-3 Cub 25 ARF - 10/4/2006 1:26:01 PM   
PaulG-RC



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Status: offline 		Thats a Piper PA18 Supercub and they do have flaps but standard flaps and ailerons.

If you were to install flaps and keep the ailerons it would work no dought about it. or if the ailerons were the lenght of the wings that would work too but to make barn door ailerons as flaperons not shure of the result

Paul

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RE: E-flite J-3 Cub 25 ARF - 10/4/2006 1:42:49 PM   
Charley


 

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ORIGINAL: xrossbow

SNIP

Here's an "Oooops!" pic that I had found somewhere. I can't tell if it's a J3 or something later. But I think I see flaps on it.


The plane in the Oops! pic is a Super Cub, they have flaps.

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RE: E-flite J-3 Cub 25 ARF - 10/7/2006 9:17:24 PM   
xrossbow


 

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Status: offline 		I'm finally back. Thanks for the info guys.

Is there a place that you can go to find info on tail numbers? Both US and Canada.

Here is an interesting link I found some time ago for the real thing. Super cubs, J3, J4, J5, etc.

http://www.supercub.org/

Think that is where I found the OOOPS pic and others.

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RE: E-flite J-3 Cub 25 ARF - 10/8/2006 3:07:59 AM   
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Status: offline 		Excellent link, Xrossbow! Almost makes me want to get re-licensed after 15 years away from full scale flying. And wish that the damn lottery would hit so that I can have a Super Cub!

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RE: E-flite J-3 Cub 25 ARF - 10/8/2006 3:20:18 AM