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A new fuselage for my Depron Super Cub
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04 May 2017 08:30 #16
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Replied by boz on topic A new fuselage for my Depron Super Cub
Depron certainly is easier to repair after the crash, as opposed to balsa/ply.
I would think a Depron built model would also suit a novice pilot who would be inevitably crashing.
I know easy flight do plenty of foamies for beginners, but if someone wanted to build their own Depron would be most suitable. Boz
I would think a Depron built model would also suit a novice pilot who would be inevitably crashing.
I know easy flight do plenty of foamies for beginners, but if someone wanted to build their own Depron would be most suitable. Boz
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04 May 2017 12:37 #17
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Replied by Quorneng on topic A new fuselage for my Depron Super Cub
Eric
My Super Cub already has considerable mechanical differential. The aileron servo horns are set forward by 45 degrees.
There is no electronic differential available on my humble Futaba 35 meg Skysport 6 Tx!
Apparently the full size Cub also needs a boot full of rudder with full aileron deflection to overcome adverse aileron yaw.
Boz
Yes, using Depron sheet to create build up structures does allow remarkable "rebuildability" but it does require repair techniques similar to those for balsa rebuilding. These are likely to be beyond the average RTF foamy flyer, however because of the ease with which Depron can be joined the "If you can build it - you can fix it" rule certainly applies.
So far I have never 'junked' a Depron plane because it could not be repaired but simply because it did not fly!
My Super Cub already has considerable mechanical differential. The aileron servo horns are set forward by 45 degrees.
There is no electronic differential available on my humble Futaba 35 meg Skysport 6 Tx!
Apparently the full size Cub also needs a boot full of rudder with full aileron deflection to overcome adverse aileron yaw.
Boz
Yes, using Depron sheet to create build up structures does allow remarkable "rebuildability" but it does require repair techniques similar to those for balsa rebuilding. These are likely to be beyond the average RTF foamy flyer, however because of the ease with which Depron can be joined the "If you can build it - you can fix it" rule certainly applies.
So far I have never 'junked' a Depron plane because it could not be repaired but simply because it did not fly!
Thanks: Eric, Firewood
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