Carl Goldberg - Piper Cub. Gas to E-power Conversion
Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2012 7:23 pm
This is a conversion I did last year with a 30 YOA old Cub that my friend owned. It was for the most part pretty solid as it was all built heavy with epoxy. So all the joints are very solid I have only flown this plane a few times as I was busy doing other things. I had a fair setup with LiFe batteries I accidently bought not looking at the type. So the plane flew modestly on land with the clipped wing. I was never satisfied with the performance. Now by chance I bought a nice used motor at a club meeting from the late Manny Arruda collection. I set it in the plane and tried a 4S - 14.8v battery on the plane. It really revved up with the 12x8 Master Airscrew and 470watts @ 32amps. So here is this day before Thanksgiving doing the motor test and flaps. I just need to fly it more to get familiar with it now. It has plenty of power now. Very satisfied now. This is a copy module from a news magazine I found on the web. 3 pages from the designer are here.
The Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRJw8eFH2sw
The Re-build Log Here. Explained with more pics.
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1420773
Hope you enjoy and pick up some info here.
The Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRJw8eFH2sw
The Re-build Log Here. Explained with more pics.
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1420773
Hope you enjoy and pick up some info here.