Hobbyking Piper J-3 Cub 1.20 2310mm Glow (ARF)

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Nov 03, 2012

My J3 Cub just arrived yesterday, and i just had to open the box to make sure it was undamaged. First impression is that its a very high quality kit. For the money you cant go wrong. It's bigger than it looks and will be very impressive out on the field. Have ordered an ASP FS120 and HXT 10kg metal gear servos for it. Will post some pictures as i start the build.

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Jun 21, 2012

I have ordered one of these beauties. It will have the 160 brushless in it running on 6s lipo power. Should be powerful enough. Keep you posted

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Jun 13, 2012

Overall this gets 4 1/2 stars, only because of how well this flies. I have an ASP 91 4 stroke engine powering my Cub. The main wheels are terrible as is the tail wheel assembly. Get new ones of better quality. As with the other reviews the cowl and windscreen color is much darker than the covering but at 100 or so feet in the air this isn't noticeable. Main gear needs some longer bolts with self-locking nuts as the ones given will loosen after 2 or 3 flights. And, where can I get those rubber bands for the gear?

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May 16, 2012

Finally got it completed and flew the Maiden flight. It is a very easy ground handler with no tendancy to ground loop on rollout. Takes very little right rudder for a straight track on take off. The ailerons and elevator is fairly responsive and do not require large throws. Very stable in flight with a mild wing drop at stall with full up elevator. It recovers easily and quickly. Even though this model is 12.5 pounds (5600 g) it glides forever when you cut power. Easy landings either with no power or slight power applied. Elevator and ailerons remain effective even at slow landing speed. I run this with a G110 electric brushless motor, a 60A ESC and a 6 cell 5000mah LiPo. Draws 23A (550W) with this setup and flys scale like. If you want lots of performance run a 8 cell LiPo with this setup and it will give you 38A at (1173 W). Lots of work to complete this ARF but overall its well worth the effort and you end up with a scale looking plane with great flight characteristics.

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May 11, 2012

This kit is fantastic, with opening doors on both sides, there's plenty of room for cameras. Looking forward to getting this big bird in the air.

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May 08, 2012

Well as I get into the assembly of this ARF (I agree with the other post- its much more assembly than the normal ARF) I find that it is very incomplete. My Plane is missing Assembly instruction sheets, There was no horns or clevises for the control surfaces, No bolts for the landing gear even though the blind nuts were pre installed, No screws to attach the cowl, No extra hinge for the rudder to fuselage. Although the pushrod tubes were pre-installed there were no pushrods or cable for the pull-pull rudder. Also the cowl and windscreen were painted a much darker yellow than the covering. The tiny little .40 size tailwheel was unusable and the Main Wheels were bomber style and hard as a rock, and way to small for this model - again unusable. Most significant is Hobby King is ignoring me on how to get this remedied.

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May 05, 2012

As I mentioned in the discussion section this is a beautiful Cub and very nice workmanship throughout. The manufacturer quality is lacking especially in packing. This particular ARF did not have any plans sheet or photos, The magnets and hardware for the doors were missing all together, The wire that connects the elevator halves together was missing as well. The wing tube fits very loosly in the tube installed in the fuselage. The painted cowl and trim on the windscreen are much darker yellow than the shrink covering and looks bad. The supplied wheels are very hard and unusable. This will be flown with a Turnagy G110 brushless and 6 cell LiPo. Ill post a flying review in a few days.

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Mar 02, 2012

BONJOUR QUI POURRAIS ME DIRE OU QUE JE POURRAIS TLCHARG LES PLANS DU PIPER CUB 2310 M MERCI A L AVANCE

MARIO .G

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Feb 12, 2012

Un 10 para esta semimaqueta, muy buen acabado y entelado, tiene cosas que se pueden mejorar, como la rueda de cola, pero realmente esta mas que bien por el precio. La recomiendo, perfecta para iniciarse en la gran escala, buen montaje y terminacion de las piezas, la presencia del avion es magnifica. En resumen los pequeos defectos que pueda tener se superan con creces con sus virtudes.

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Jan 20, 2012

Anyone know where i can purchase a wing set or the front cowl for this beauty?, Mines seem to have met the ground in an unforseen aeriel display ;(
Tried reglassing the cowl but still not happy with it.