I got my Hangar 9 Piper Cub Power 46 this evening and it has some damage.
The cowl is cracked under the motor and the rear vertical stab's balsa is cracked in two places under the covering.
Question is...should I call Horizon tomorrow and get a new fuselage or fix the damage?
The cowl I will get replaced but I dont know what Horizon will do about the fuse. In other words, I hope I dont have to box it up and send it back in order to get a replacement fuselage.

What do you think?

I've owned and flown two of these exact J-3Cubs. That's their weak points. I would call Horizn and get some compensation of your choice.

It's an easy fix for all including the cowl. I injected a small amount of Type 2 wood glue through the ultracote directly into the balsa and held in place the correct alignment until glue dried. The cowl I added a small piece of light fiberglass (or you could could CA/micro balls) and used thin CA to adhere it to the cowl. After that dried I added a second thin coat of CA.

They fly fine, but have a strong tendency to drift left on take-off so be prepared to add a strong right rudder to compensate. (Personally I think the engine mounting needs about 2 degrees more right offset.)

My 2 cents. Good luck.

Once in the air, do they track straight?

Resolution:
Because the fuse and cowl are on backorder till October, Horizon is sending me a new plane and a shipping sticker to send back the damaged plane.
That will work for me.

To answer the question, yes with trim setting they track straight, break from a stall predictably, and hold their glide path to land predictably. I sold my smaller Cubs and bought an older 1/4 scale H9 J-3 that has been modified to be essentially a Super Cub that I love to fly very scale-like.

So your flying with the power 46 electric setup?
Would you mind telling me what prop(s) you use.
This is going to be an aerial video platform so I want a good hauler prop.
I ordered a 13x6.5, 13x8, 14x8.5, and a 14x10 to experiment with.

The esc is the Phoenix 60 and battery is thunderpower 14.8v 4200mah


Thanks for your help.
matt

I flew one with an Evolution .46NT glow and the other with a Saito FA-56 glow. Both very stable. If I recall correctly I used a 12x6 Zinger wooden prop on both planes. The J-3 is an excellent camera platform as is a Telemaster Senior. Using electric power rather than glow should give you even more vibration-free stability.