Ahhh....an aeronca champ, the plane that got me started on loving cubs and decathlons. Had a speedee built aeronca (who remembers those?) Good web site for the super cub but I couldn't find any picture's there of the tail bracing...still looking.

Bud
The site I found was www.supercub.org/gallery/index.php There are a lot of pictures, interior and exterior, and on some of the closer shots you can make out the tail struts
Ric

Thanks Ric, that's where I usually go but with over 1700 picture's to look at it takes forever with a dialup. Lots of good shots though.

here are a few pics of my 1/3 scale super cub--a reproduction of my full size plane -the pics show details of tail wires , stab mount , cockpit ,etc. have more if folks need 'em

Phil...no pictures came up? Please send some, very interested in seeing. Thanks.

Bud

sorry pics didn't load -try again

WOW!!! Awesome! Was this a kit? More please.
Is the picture of the tail bracing your real one or the model? Excellent shots.


Bud

no Bud is a scratch built 12' original design- OS 300 twin with on board starter -flies very scale - flown @ Top Gun ,Masters, Nats etc.

the tail bracing pics are of real one -am looking for model pics of tail maybe these will blow up enough? at any rate - they are made up of brass and Dubro forks filed to scale profile -exactly as pics of real one-hope it helps

Very very nice Phil....The N number looks familiar, was yours the one the hanger 9 ARF was modelled after? Where in the world did you get the plans? Thanks again, excellent workmanship.

Forgot to ask...where did you get the wheel pants?

Bud

Here I thought , Bud was the super detailer ? :^) ..........te

Haaaaa. I could do that, I could do that....NOT! Maybe if I could go back about 30 years and my eyesite wern't failing and I had another 8 years to build like it took me to do my heli and I had unlimited funds and if social security gave me a decent raise and and and

well- I drew the plans - mostly from measuring my plane -took three tries for virtualy every part - thought I knew exactly how they looked since I'd rebuilt the full size twice - wrong -
yes it was the model for the hangar nine - they did a decent job too - I have one and fly it a lot.
The cowl and wheel pants are from my plugs -fiberglass- there are 23 ABS parts from my molds that I vacformed-such as the steps on the pants, aileron cable covers, venturies etc.
I used Balsa USA's windshield, rib , and most of their gear -wonderful folks to work with.

btw-thanks for the compliments - it was a labor of love -would you believe I also made an L-21(super cub L-4 ) from the same drawings and pics of the full size put a 3w 80 in it and used balsa usa's floats -fly on land and twice a week on water-ultimately I intend to make the floats amphib-big job to get it right though

this was the prototype -balsa usa floats, j3 and my cowl-feasability study

Sent you an e-mail Phil...your work is great!

Bud

Tell me, where'd ya git the Antennas and gas filler caps ? tom e

Hey Bud, Nice work , isn't it ? ..........tom e

Absolutely outstanding Tom. Hey...got my graphics today, can't send pics, my batteries died in my camera.

Bud, Mine are enroute but not as outstanding - as I know yours will be , After all I have a plain jane yeller - not as much colour choices as if ONE had a White Cub :^) OH , get out and buy ya self some batteries - weather can't be all that bad UP there ?? I have attempting callin numerous times , as well as e mailing DPM - still can't get thru or get an answer ?? duh .....tom e

Don't expect much on my graphics Tom....just got the basics, tail number, piper super cub logo for behind the rear window, super cub in script for the cowl and no step for the lift struts.

Bud

I have a question about the DP Super cub. I am finally starting to put mine together. I am installing a YS 140 sport on DuBron mounts.
After mounting the engine to the firewall, it came out with less down thrust than the front of the cowel. The cowel is pre drilled and we have to match the engine to the cowel. I had to add down thrust to get the prop to match the angle on the front of the cowel. My question is do your super cubs have some down thrust as well as fight thrust?

Handy Andy, I'd go back and check everything again per the instructions where it states stand the fuse on it's tail and position the engine so it centers on the cowl opening and is the correct distance from the firewall. The firewall already has the correct side and down thrust built in, not sure i'd want to add any.

Bud

Hi Bud, Thanks for your reply. I took your advise on not adding down thrust on the DPM cub. I installed the engine on the fire wall where it belongs, in line with the cross hair lines. The cowel on my plane was not well drilled, only three of the four holes line up ok. The angle on the front of the cowel did not match the fire wall. With the engine installed, a small adjustment on the two holes on the bottom of the cowel brings everything in alignment.

I am not crazy about the top window being held by four small screws. I don't think it will hold up to much use. I made up a frame out of 1/4" brass strips soldered at the four corners and painted it with cub yellow enamel. The four small holes are now in the brass frame and will hold up to a lot of usage. Installed on the plane, it looks great. I will send pictures as soon as I can figure out how to put them on the air. How do you send pics?

Hi Andy, glad it worked out for you, I think someone else had posted before about the cowl holes being off. To post picture's when you hit reply there's a note at the bottom that says click here to upload...you first have to have picture's in a folder then you can browse to them and add. Looking forward to seeing them. I too have some work to do on the top window...think i'll add some 1/16" smoke plex.


Bud