Comments on: Super Cub Aileron Upgrade (part 2)

By: justin

justin — Wed, 11 May 2011 13:54:54 +0000

hi, how u use the aileron servos mixed with the flaps. i am aso using my dx6i.

By: david

david — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:09:42 +0000

i want to upgrade my mini super cub. i would like to get the dx6i transmitter. i am leery on doing this because i am a nube to rc flying. i currently just own the mini cub but hope to get a j-3 gas cub. any advice on this upgrade and “tearing out the old receiver?”

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 03:59:00 +0000

Seth,

That sounds like a clever way to remove the dihedral. I hadn’t thought of doing that. What I did was stack some books on the wing overnight to flatten it, and then taped it along the bottom with packing tape. It stayed pretty straight. A friend of mine flattened it like that and then inserted a carbon spar. I haven’t seen anyone notch it on the bottom to remove the dihedral. Sounds clever.

–Dave

By: Seth

Seth — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 03:44:44 +0000

Thanks for posting this on your blog, I did essentially the same thing to my Super Cub with a few differences.

I’m using a Futaba 6EX, so I used a Futaba reciever and S3114 servos (love these).

I cut the ailerons from about 12″ of strait rear wing and carried the cut all the way to the end of the wing for a bit more surface area. Seems to have worked fine.

I made the cuts such that the fulcrum was centered in the wing instead of along the top.

All in all it is a much more fun plane to fly now (also have a Turnigy 3536).

Next on my list is to remove the dihedral with a couple of careful cuts and some square carbon fiber tube guled in as spars.

By: Tom

Tom — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 08:28:02 +0000

Would sitting the sevo upright in the wing work also?

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 02:59:13 +0000

To upgrade to the Super Cub to use the Spektrum DX6 (or DX7), see my write-up here:

http://thesmithfam.org/blog/2007/02/27/super-cub-upgrade-to-spektrum-dx6/

By: Michael

Michael — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 01:46:42 +0000

What all will I have to do to use a spectrum dx6 with my supercub? Thanks

By: Dave

Dave — Sun, 15 Jul 2007 14:09:28 +0000

I used the 4 servos that came with my Spektrum DX6 radio. I believe their model number is S75. Along with the AR6000 receiver, they too were included in the price of the radio ($199 retail).

By: GMF

GMF — Sun, 15 Jul 2007 14:02:58 +0000

What servos did you use? How much did they cost?

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 14:04:41 +0000

It plugs into the Aux channel, and you have to set the wing type to “flaperon” in the radio (I think it’s “FPN”). Search through the user’s manual for “flaperon”, and it will guide you through the steps. I am not terribly impressed with the DX6 user interface, but am unwilling to shell out the extra $150 for the improved DX7 interface. Good luck!