Piper Cub (oz688)
About this Plan
Piper Cub. Radio control scale model.
The Piper Cub (oz14791) design by Gerald Zeigenfuse was a FF rubber model first published in MAN, September 1959. This here is a later version modified by Dave Robelen for RC.
Quote from (original 1959) article intro: "Our little Cub is a stable flier just like the real ship and faithfully follows its lines with only minor concessions being made for easy construction and good flying ability. Unlike the Cub, the fuselage is slab sided to allow sheet construction and the stabilizer is enlarged slightly. The sparless wing worked out very nicely and is quickly constructed..."
Thanks to anon who pointed out this is not the 1959 plan, but a more modern version, seems to be the from 75th anniversary MAN issue of Jan 2004.
See Piper Cub (oz14791) for the original 1959 plan.
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(oz688)
Piper Cub
by Gerald Zeigenfuse, Dave Robelen
from Model Airplane News
January 2004
22in span
Scale IC R/C Cabin Civil
clean :)
all formers complete :)
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Found online 23/04/2011 at:
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=126587...
Filesize: 1392KB
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Credit*: Ka-6BR
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User comments
Hi Steve and Mary, I wanted to send you pictures of my J3 Cub [more pics 004-006]. Rather than sheet balsa construction I chose to go the stick and tissue route. A little longer to build but much lighter and I think, prettier. Thank you for all you are doing!DaveBarber - 18/11/2016
That's great. I love the photo [004] that's shot at the same angle, the same composition as the original pic in the old article. That's great. That should be a new thing. Colour photos of new models that 'update' the original pic.
SteveWMD - 19/11/2016
A really attractive and very easy to make Piper J3. I made some small modifications such as adding wing spars for a more rigid structure [pics 007, 008]. It is also a wonderful flyer. We manufacture a very nice laser cut kit of this model sold locally here in Colombia. Best wishes,
EDUARDO - 05/09/2023
The link in the 'About' section to Bob Aberle's 2004 article on the RCuniverse forum is dead now. Can anyone find / submit a copy of that article? Thanks.
SteveWMD - 06/09/2023
only in Portuguese at the moment: https://www.hobbylink.com.br/piper_pa11.php
Pit - 06/09/2023
Ah right. ok got it. Thanks to Pit and theshadow. That old link was really about a separate later plan, see Piper Cub Special PA-11 (oz9787) now with full article.
SteveWMD - 08/09/2023
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