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Hangar 9 Piper J-3 Cub Assembly Manual

Hangar 9 Piper J-3 Cub Assembly Manual

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Specifications
Wingspan: ..................................... 80 in (2032mm)
Fuselage length: ......................... 49.9 in (1268mm)
Wing area: .......................... 919 sq in (59.3 sq dm)
Piper J-3 Cub
With Power 46
Assembly mAnuAl
Weight: ............................... 6.75–7.5 lb (3–3.4 kg)
Motor: ........................ E-flite
Radio: .................................. 4-channel w/4 servos
Power 46 (included)
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  • Page 1 Piper J-3 Cub With Power 46 Assembly mAnuAl Specifications Wingspan: ........80 in (2032mm) Weight: ....... 6.75–7.5 lb (3–3.4 kg) Fuselage length: ......49.9 in (1268mm) Motor: ......E-flite Power 46 (included) ® Wing area: ......919 sq in (59.3 sq dm)

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Contents of Kit ..............3 Additional Required Equipment.

  • Page 3: Contents Of Kit

    Contents of Kit Large Parts: A. Fuselage HAN4351 B. Wing HAN4001 C. Cowling HAN4353 D. Tail Set HAN4003 E. Landing Gear HAN4005 F. Wing Strut Set HAN4010 G. Window Set HAN4008 Items Not Shown: Battery Door HAN4352 Tail Wheel Assembly HAN4007 Decal Set HAN4009...

  • Page 4: Covering Colors

    Additional Required Tools and Adhesives Tools Adhesives • Adjustable wrench • 30-minute Epoxy (HAN8002) • Crimping tool • Thin CA (PAAPT08) • Drill • Medium CA (PAAPT02) • Drill bit: 1/16", 5/64", 3/32" • Canopy Glue (PAAPT56) • Felt-tipped pen Other Required Items •...

  • Page 5: Limited Warranty

    Warranty Period Exclusive Warranty- Horizon Hobby, Inc., (Horizon) warranties that the Products purchased (the "Product") will be free from defects in materials and workmanship at the date of purchase by the Purchaser. Limited Warranty (a) This warranty is limited to the original Purchaser ("Purchaser") and is not transferable. REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT AS PROVIDED UNDER THIS WARRANTY IS THE EXCLUSIVE REMEDY OF THE PURCHASER.

  • Page 6: Questions, Assistance, And Repairs

    Questions, Assistance, and Repairs Your local hobby store and/or place of purchase cannot provide warranty support or repair. Once assembly, setup or use of the Product has been started, you must contact Horizon directly. This will enable Horizon to better answer your questions and service you in the event that you may need any assistance.

  • Page 7: Safety, Precautions, And Warnings

    Safety, Precautions, and Warnings This model is controlled by a radio signal that is subject to interference from many sources outside your control. This interference can cause momentary loss of control so it is advisable to always keep a safe distance in all directions around your model, as this margin will help to avoid collisions or injury.

  • Page 8: Section 1: Hinge Installation

    Section 1: Hinge Installation Required Parts   Step 3 • Stabilizer • Elevator Place the hinges in the stabilizer. • Fuselage • Rudder • Wing • Aileron (R&L) • Tail gear wire • Hinge (17) Required Tools and Adhesives •...
  • Page 9 Section 1: Hinge Installation    Step 6 Step 9 After the CA has cured, flex the surfaces several times to Coat the tail gear wire near the bushing with petroleum break in the hinges. jelly. Work the lubricant into the bearing to prevent epoxy from entering the bearing, gluing the bearing to the wire.
  • Page 10 Section 1: Hinge Installation   Step 11 Step 13 Cut a groove from the hole to the bottom of the rudder to Cut a slot in the end of the fuselage to accept the tail allow clearance for the tail gear bearing. gear bearing.

  • Page 11: Section 2: Motor And Cowling Installation

    Section 2: Motor and Cowling Installation Required Parts   Step 2 • Fuselage • Propeller Tin the ends of the wires on your speed control by using • Propeller adapter • Cowling the iron to heat the bare wires. It is always a good idea to apply the iron to one sire of the wire and feed the solder •...
  • Page 12 Section 2: Motor and Cowling Installation    Step 4 Step 7 Once all the connectors have been installed, use heat Use double-sided tape or sticky back hook and loop to shrink tubing to insulate them. If not insulated, they could secure the speed control inside the fuselage.
  • Page 13 Section 2: Motor and Cowling Installation   Step 9 Step 11 Use the hook and loop straps to secure the battery inside Unplug the speed control from the battery and receiver at the fuselage. this time. Install the battery hatch back onto the fuselage. Note: If you find the battery slides forward or ...

  • Page 14: Section 3: Servo Installation (Aileron)

    Section 3: Servo Installation (Aileron) Required Parts  Step 2 • Wing (L&R) • Servo hatch (L&R) Install the recommended servo hardware (grommets and • #2 x 3/8" screw (8) • Control horn (2) eyelets) supplied with the servo. Temporarily install a long half servo arm (JRPA212) onto the servo and position •...
  • Page 15 Section 3: Servo Installation (Aileron)   Step 4 Step 6 Place the aileron servo between the mounting blocks and Connect a 12" Servo Lead Extension (JRPA098) to the use a felt-tipped pen to mark the location of the four servo servo lead.
  • Page 16 Section 3: Servo Installation (Aileron)   Step 7 Step 8 Tie a wheel collar onto a piece of string. Drop the wheel Tie the string onto the servo extension. Gently pull the collar into the wing from the root and retrieve it from the extension through the wing using the string.
  • Page 17 Section 3: Servo Installation (Aileron)   Step 10 Step 12 Place a clevis retainer onto a clevis. Thread the clevis Drill the locations marked in the previous step using onto a 4 " pushrod wire. Remove the backplate a 3/32" drill bit. from a control horn, and then attach the clevis to the control horn.
  • Page 18 Section 3: Servo Installation (Aileron)   Step 14 Step 15 Plug in the aileron servo to the radio system. Center the Bend the pushrod wire at the mark. Use a pushrod wire trims on the transmitter to center the aileron servo. Hold keeper to secure the pushrod wire to the servo arm.

  • Page 19: Section 4: Servo Installation (Fuselage)

    Section 4: Servo Installation (Fuselage) Required Parts  Step 2 • Fuselage • Clevis Slide the wing strut mount into the opening. Secure the • Clevis retainer • Control horn mount using two #4 x 3/8" screws. • Wing strut mount (2) •...
  • Page 20 Section 4: Servo Installation (Fuselage)   Step 5 Step 6 Place a clevis retainer onto a clevis. Thread the clevis Drill the locations marked in the previous step using onto a 32" pushrod wire. Remove the backplate from a a 3/32"...
  • Page 21 Section 4: Servo Installation (Fuselage)   Step 8 Step 10 Remove the pushrod wire from the fuselage and remove Cut a groove into the pushrod from the hole to the end the clevis. Bend the pushrod wire at the mark. Slide of the pushrod.
  • Page 22 Section 4: Servo Installation (Fuselage)   Step 13 Step 16 Slide the 2 " piece of heat shrink over the wires and Plug the necessary servo leads into the receiver. This dowel. Use a heat gun or lighter to shrink the tubing. Once includes the switch harness and battery leads as well.

  • Page 23: Section 5: Window Installation

    Section 5: Window Installation Required Parts  Step 3 • Side window (L&R) • Front windscreen Cut and fit the two supports to the fuselage. Use medium • Support (2) • Fuselage hatch CA to glue them into position. Required Tools and Adhesives •...

  • Page 24: Section 6: Landing Gear Installation

    Section 6: Landing Gear Installation Required Parts   Step 2 • Landing gear Position the 3.35" (85mm) wheel onto the inner hub. • 3.35" (85mm) wheel (2) • Wheel cap (2) Attach the outer wheel hub to the inner wheel hub using four 2mm x 14mm screws.

  • Page 25: Section 7: Installing The Stabilizer

    Section 6: Landing Gear Installation   Step 5 Step 6 Position the landing gear to the bottom of the fuselage. Secure the tail wheel using the small wheel collar Secure the position of the gear using four landing gear and setscrew.
  • Page 26 Section 7: Installing the Stabilizer   Step 2 Step 4 Attach a control horn to one of the elevator clevises. Line Repeat Steps 2 and 3 for the remaining elevator the holes in the control horn with the hinge line and mark control horn.
  • Page 27 Section 7: Installing the Stabilizer    Step 8 Step 10 Attach the small brass fitting to the fin and stabilizer Cut the cable into four equal pieces. Prepare one cable by using 2-56 x 1/2" screws, #2 washers and 2-56 nuts. sliding the cable through a crimp, through the cable end, Fittings are placed on both sides of the rudder and then back through the crimp twice.

  • Page 28: Section 8: Wing Installation

    Section 7: Installing the Stabilizer   Step 11 Step 12 Attach the four connectors to the brass fittings Repeat Step 10, only passing the cable through the brass of the stabilizer. fittings instead of the cable ends. The cables should have very light tension.
  • Page 29 Section 8: Wing Installation Note: The airfoil of the struts matches the   Step 2 direction of the wing. The struts also have Thread the strut support anchors into the holes in the fittings in the center, which will face towards wing until the threads are no longer exposed.
  • Page 30 Section 8: Wing Installation     Step 6 Step 8 Slide the wing tube into the wing panel. Slide the tube and Support the fuselage so the wing is not resting on the panel into position on the fuselage. work surface.

  • Page 31: Control Throws

    Control Throws The amount of control throw should be adjusted as closely Aileron as possible using mechanical means, rather than making Low Rate large changes electronically at the radio. By moving 1/2" (9º) Up 3/8" (8º) Down the position of the clevis at the control horn toward the High Rate outermost hole, you will decrease the amount of control "...

  • Page 32: Preflight

    Caution: Do not inadvertently skip this step! The recommended Center of Gravity (CG) range for the Piper J-3 Cub is 3 " (82.5mm) behind the leading edge of the wing against the fuselage. It is suggested to start at the forward end of the range until comfortable with the flight characteristics of your aircraft.
  • Page 33 Notes:...

  • Page 34: 2006 Official Ama National Model Aircraft Safety Code

    2007 Official AMA National Model Aircraft Safety Code GENERAL 7) I will not operate models with pyrotechnics (any device that explodes, burns, or propels a projectile 1) I will not fly my model aircraft in sanctioned of any kind) including, but not limited to, rockets, events, air shows or model flying demonstrations until explosive bombs dropped from models, smoke it has been proven to be airworthy by having been...
  • Page 35 2007 Official AMA National Model Aircraft Safety Code 5) Flying sites separated by three miles or more Organized RC Racing Event are considered safe from site-to site interference, 10) An RC racing event, whether or not an AMA Rule even when both sites use the same frequencies. Any Book event, is one in which model aircraft compete circumstances under three miles separation require in flight over a prescribed course with the objective of...
  • Page 36 © 2007 Horizon Hobby, Inc. 4105 Fieldstone Road Champaign, Illinois 61822 (877) 504-0233 horizonhobby.com 9892.2...

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