Von Zipper
I have the DP cub bought new in 2004. I still fly it although it is now down for repair. I bought a new cowl from FiberGlass specialties, and new canopy and windows from H9 when they had stock. I am convinced that the H9 and DP are clones, the canopy was an exact fit but had a white border frame, not the yellow of the DP version. Could be that the models were made at the same factory or tooling.
The DP fuse is 6.5 inches wide. The old H9 J3 cub had a narrower fuse, not the same design as the DP. I absolutely love the DP, it is the best ARF I have ever built. Today’s ARFs are greatly improved in design and construction, almost to the level that DP had 15 years ago. I spoke with DP at the WRAMS show in 04 and he lamented the problem he was having getting product out of China fighting the priority of the bigger orders from H9 and Tower, etc. If you read back in the thread you will see rising frustration and hostility from modelers waiting for their orders and eventually DP out of business. Too bad, he had fabulous models. He also made a clip wing version of the SC, with sun burst orange stripes and wheel pants for the same price of the SC. He also complained about the tail wheel he developed which was subsequently copied by the Chinese after all his work and investments
I do have the manual, its well done and in English, not Chinglish. I can get a quote fro Staples to copy it, however it won’t be cheap, its 80 pages long double sided, in color, and in a spiral bound book.
I have a number of posts in this thread early on, with pics of my OS 160 twin installation and exhaust tube design. The original starter of this thread stripped the beautiful covering from the plane, and recovered it in blue and white, with a set of matching floats. I think pics are in early posts. Bud was a master craftsman and sadly passed away a number of years ago.
you have scored a major hit in getting one of these prizes. Good luck in your putting it in the air
Ric