G.P. 80" ARF Cub
12-27-2002, 09:39 PM
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I finished one of these for a buddy of mine. He got the fabric covered Cub and he was not happy when he opened the box and the fabric was falling off the plane. A little work with an iron and heat gun got the plane looking realy good. We put a little saito in it inverted to keep the cowl clean and it flew like, well it flew like a Cub. I think this plane is a great deal for the price. The plane was well built and the cowl was nice fiberglass. It comes with big fat Cub tires in foam that don't weigh anything.
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12-27-2002, 10:18 PM
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I had an OS .52 in my fabric Cub, also inverted to keep the cowl clean. I couldn't believe GP wanted the engine sticking out the side... Rude!
Pretty cool plane for a Cub. Looks good puttin' around. Ground handling is also "Cubbish". I did some beefing on the strut mounts as those "hinges" WILL fail.
Nice plane overall, with plenty of room for radio gear.
Pretty cool plane for a Cub. Looks good puttin' around. Ground handling is also "Cubbish". I did some beefing on the strut mounts as those "hinges" WILL fail.
Nice plane overall, with plenty of room for radio gear.
12-27-2002, 10:31 PM
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Good plane, except.....
Same as before... loose covering, and the weak point is the hinge material they ( Great Planes ) uses for the struts. Nothing but GP hinges. I replaced 3 of them with a Dubro pinned hinge. (see the picture...)
Otherwise, I went with an OS 70 four stroke for power, mounted inverted with an oversized fuel tank ( ditch the tank sent with the kit, mine split! ). It fit in the cowl real nice and I could fly at 1/2 throttle... just put around. Flew real scale like until you "cracked" the throttle!
Otherwise, I went with an OS 70 four stroke for power, mounted inverted with an oversized fuel tank ( ditch the tank sent with the kit, mine split! ). It fit in the cowl real nice and I could fly at 1/2 throttle... just put around. Flew real scale like until you "cracked" the throttle!
12-28-2002, 03:45 AM
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Got the Cub and thanks for the pix in the strut fix. Now tell me about Inverted four strokes, I have never tried that, do you use a fuel shut off?
Mine is going on floats.
I have 2 Sigs both 1/4 both on floats, one clipped one not. Both with 120's plus a 1/4 Hanger 9 with a G23..
If I can't float it I don't want it.
Mine is going on floats.
I have 2 Sigs both 1/4 both on floats, one clipped one not. Both with 120's plus a 1/4 Hanger 9 with a G23..
If I can't float it I don't want it.
12-28-2002, 02:49 PM
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inverted mounting
I didn't use a fuel shut off on mine either. I did put a remote fuel valve so I could refuel the plane without removing the cowl ( or having tubes hanging out of the cowl ). I also went with a remote glow ignighter. Eaiser than reaching under the plane to remove ( and a lot safer! )
Best regards,
Mike
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12-29-2002, 03:13 AM
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Struts Don't Make Good Landing Gear !
I'm talking about the supplied CA hinges for the struts.
The first flight (about 2 years ago) was a trip !
The first simple loop, and both CA hinges broke at the fuse.
Now what do I do ?? Both of the struts are now hanging down from the wings. I've got to land !
Managed to rip the wings up pretty good at landing as the hanging struts were the first thing to touch the ground. When I look back, it did look kinda' funny seeing the Cub flying with the struts hanging down.
It was a fairly easy repair. I replaced the CA hinges with heavy-duty nylon hinges (pinned and glued).
It has flown many times since the repair and is one of my best flyer's. Powered with an OS 70 4-stroke.
Trash the original CA hinges on the struts !!!
I'm talking about the supplied CA hinges for the struts.
The first flight (about 2 years ago) was a trip !
The first simple loop, and both CA hinges broke at the fuse.
Now what do I do ?? Both of the struts are now hanging down from the wings. I've got to land !
Managed to rip the wings up pretty good at landing as the hanging struts were the first thing to touch the ground. When I look back, it did look kinda' funny seeing the Cub flying with the struts hanging down.
It was a fairly easy repair. I replaced the CA hinges with heavy-duty nylon hinges (pinned and glued).
It has flown many times since the repair and is one of my best flyer's. Powered with an OS 70 4-stroke.
Trash the original CA hinges on the struts !!!
