3D Flight Piper Super Cub User manual

Piper Super Cub

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*one printing appearance suggestion

PRINT YOUR AIRFRAME WHENEVER NEEDED

● Fully printable high quality airframes that you can print anytime on your desktop printer.

● Anytime you need spare parts just reprint at little to no cost.

● An entire airframe can typically be printed with about $10-$20 worth of material.

● Engineered internal structure only attainable through additive manufacturing makes the.

parts lightweight and strong enough to handle loads during flight.

EASY AS

From www.3d-flight.com simply add the desired plane to your cart,

purchase and then all the files needed for the plane will be

available to download anytime you need! Just go to My Account>

Downloads.

Included in the download:

● All STL part files necessary to print your entire airframe.

● Gcode prepared using simplify3d for fast and easy printing.

● Slicer settings for Simplify3D, CraftWare, and CURA.

Once you have downloaded the files you will have all the files

necessary to print your airframe and you can print any time you

need them.

You will have two options to printing your parts:

● Print your files using the provided gcode for fast easy printing.

● Print your files using your own slicer and the provided STL files.

Our airframes are engineered with the assembly process in mind.

The airframe goes together relatively quickly with simple tools and

materials.

● Airframe segments are engineered to be structurally strong.

● Assembly is quick and easy, assembly aids make gluing segments

together fun and easy.

Once your airframe is assembled go out and enjoy flying your new

plane.

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SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

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Congratulations on your purchase of the 3D Flight Piper Super Cub! We hope you enjoy your

flying experience with this product.

Your 3D Flight Piper Super Cub should not be considered a toy, it is a remote control model

that functions very much like a full-size airplane. Because of its performance capabilities and

the nature of the product the Piper Super Cub could cause injury to yourself, those around

you or property. Please exercise caution and common sense while operating the aircraft.

Flight

➢Always take care when flying the product to avoid personal harm or harm to others

around you.

➢Always fly in an open space that allows you to avoid buildings, trees and crowds.

➢Check operation of the aircraft before every flight to ensure that all equipment and

linkages are structurally sound and ready for flight.

Print/Assembly

➢Always take care while assembling the product and wear proper protective equipment

to avoid any personal injury.

➢Follow 3D printer manufacturer guidelines to avoid any damage to your printer or

yourself.

➢3D flight declines all responsibility for any harm that may result during the printing or

assembly process.

Propeller

➢Take care to avoid any contact with the prop when testing or launching this product.

Failure to do so may result in injury.

Battery

➢Take care when connecting the battery. See battery supplier manual for full

instructions.

Radio

➢This is a radio control product and interference with other transmitters may cause

intermittent loss of control take care to avoid monetary loss or harm.

Operation

➢This is not a toy, ensure that children are supervised by adults when flying this

product.

➢3D Flight declines all responsibility for any liability arising from operation of this

product.

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Introduction

This plane was designed to be a Piper Super Cub scale model with some slight modifications.

With standard tires it is a fun and simple trainer that looks awesome and performs well. If you try

out the optional landing gear then you can upgrade this plane into a multiversital super fun flier

that can tackle any flying environment. It is pictured with large (bush plane) tires upgrade below

and look forward to us releasing floats and skis as well.

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Recommended Parts  POWER YOUR PLANE

Since your are downloading and printing your plane you will need to purchase at least a battery,

motor and esc. Below is what we recommend for this airplane. You can use other battery, motor

and esc combinations since our provided motor mounts allow it but they should provide you with

close to the required thrust specification listed below. Often motors have thrust specs with

different prop/battery combinations so please refer to the manufacturer's specifications if you

are using a non-recommended motor:

Required Thrust: 1000 g

Maximum Motor Diameter: 36 mm

Component

Description

Qty

Shopping

Link

Required

Power System

Combinations

(Motor/Prop/Battery)

These are the

combinations we have

tried. Feel free to try

others

Combination 1

Motor: Propdrive 3536 1400kv motor

Prop: Master Airscrew 9x6 propeller (CW)

Battery: Zippy compact 3 cell 2200 mah battery

1

Hobbyking

Combination 2

Motor: Propdrive 3536 1400kv motor

Prop: Master Airscrew 10x6 propeller (CW)

Battery: Gens ace 3 cell 2200 mah battery

1

Hobbyking

Amazon

ESC

Hobbyking 50A ESC (or larger)

1

Hobbyking

Servos

HK15178 Analog Servo

6

Hobbyking

Alternate:HXT900 Servo

Hobbyking

Servo Extension Lead

2

Hobbyking

Servo Y lead

1

Hobbyking

CA Glue

Hobbyking Super Glue CA Medium

1

Hobbyking

4

CA Glue Accelerator

Insta-Set CA Accelerator

1

Hobbyking

CA Hinge

CA Hinge Sheet

1

Hobbyking

Self Tapping Screws

M2.5x8mm Self Tapping

2boxes

McMaster Carr

Motor Mount Screws

M3x12mm screws

4

McMaster Carr

Alternate:M3x12mm screws

Any Hardware

store

Control Rod Material

304 Stainless Steel Wire ¼ lb coil .035” dia

1

McMaster Carr

Spring Steel around 1mm dia

Any Hardware

store

Gear/Strut Material

1080 Spring Steel .080” dia

1

McMaster Carr

Spring Steel around 2mm dia

Any Hardware

Store

Front Tires

Light Foam Wheel 75 dia

2

Hobbyking

Rear Tire

Light Foam Wheel 35 dia

1

Hobbyking

Wheel Stop

Landing gear wheel stop collar 2.1mm

1

Hobbyking

Balance Material

Iron Balance Weights

1

Hobbyking

Bullet ESC Connectors

HXT 3.5mm connector

3

Hobbyking

Alternate: PolyMax 3.5mm connector

Hobbyking

Battery Power Connector

XT60 Connectors Male/Female

1

Hobbyking

Heat Shrink

Turnigy Heat shrink 6mm

1

Hobbyking

Solder

Solder wire 1mm

1

Hobbyking

Velcro

Polyester Hook and Loop Velcro

1

Hobbyking

Alternates are provided is in case the vendor is out of stock on the first option

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Printing Instructions PRINT YOUR PLANE

Once your files are downloaded from www.3d-flight.com you have two options for printing your plane:

METHOD1: Using the supplied Gcode prepared using Simplify3D

● Simply load the gcode into your printer in order to print with our specified settings.

● This is the fastest and easiest method for printing.

● Simplify3D does a really great job generating the tool path for the Gcode so parts come out great.

● Usually works with printers having a 250mm x 210mm x 200mm build volume and the origin at

the front left corner of the printbed. May work on larger printers.

METHOD2: Using Your Own Slicer to Prepare Your Own Gcode

● We recommend that you use this method because the your printer settings will be customized to

your printer.

● All STL files necessary to print the plane are included in your download.

● Slicer settings for Craftware, Cura and Simplify3D are included in your download.

● Simply use your slicer with the STL files and generate the Gcode for your printer

● Please note you do have to use an open source style printer. Printers like XYZ printing and

Zortrax will not give you the freedom to adjust settings needed.

Importing the settings into each of the slicers is easy. Look at our support page if you have any issues.

Edit the settings as needed to customize them to your printer. If you have issues adjusting the machine

settings in your slicer or with print quality issues please see our support page.

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Printed Parts Weight List

When printing parts use the printer settings below for each part and make sure to print the

quantity needed so that you have the correct amount when you go to assemble. Try to get your

main part weights are within +10%/-15%; if the parts are too heavy the plane won't fly as

desired.

Wing Assembly

Item No.

File Name

Print Weight

Qty.

Printer Settings

1

PiperCub - WingM

36g

1

Wing/Fuselage

2/3

PiperCub - WingL1/PiperCub - WingR1

37g

1/1

Wing/Fuselage

4/5

PiperCub - WingL2/PiperCub - WingR2

36g

1/1

Wing/Fuselage

6/7

PiperCub - WingL3/PiperCub - WingR3

33g

1/1

Wing/Fuselage

8/9

PiperCub - WingL4/PiperCub - WingR4

33g

1/1

Wing/Fuselage

10/11

PiperCub - WingL5/PiperCub - WingR5

10g

1/1

Wing/Fuselage

12/13

PiperCub - FlapL1/PiperCub - FlapR1

9g

1/1

Control Surface

14/15

PiperCub - FlapL2/PiperCub - FlapR2

7g

1/1

Control Surface

16/17

PiperCub - AileronL1/PiperCub - AileronR1

8g

1/1

Control Surface

18/19

PiperCub - AileronL2/PiperCub - AileronR2

8g

1/1

Control Surface

20/21

PiperCub - AileronL3/PiperCub - AileronR3

7g

1/1

Control Surface

*Part weights are only included for main segments of the plane

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Fuselage Assembly

Item No.

File Name

Print Weight

Qty.

Printer Settings

1

PiperCub - Fuselage1

27g

1

Thick

2

PiperCub - Fuselage2

29g

1

Wing/Fuselage

3

PiperCub - Fuselage3

31g

1

Wing/Fuselage

4

PiperCub - Fuselage4

45g

1

Wing/Fuselage

5

PiperCub - Fuselage5

36g

1

Wing/Fuselage

6

PiperCub - Fuselage6

22g

1

Wing/Fuselage

7

PiperCub - Fuselage7

16g

1

Wing/Fuselage

8

PiperCub - Fuselage8

13g

1

Wing/Fuselage

9/10

PiperCub - HStabR1/PiperCub - HStabL1

10g

1/1

Wing/Fuselage

11/12

PiperCub - HStabR2/PiperCub - HStabL2

8g

1/1

Wing/Fuselage

13/14

PiperCub - ElevatorR1/PiperCub - ElevatorL1

7g

1/1

Control Surface

15/16

PiperCub - ElevatorR2/PiperCub - ElevatorL2

8g

1/1

Control Surface

17

PiperCub - Rudder1

3g

1

Control Surface

18

PiperCub - Rudder2

11g

1

Control Surface

19

PiperCub - Rudder3

4g

1

Control Surface

8

20

PiperCub - HStabConnector

2

Thick

21/22

PiperCub - FuselageStructureR1/PiperCub - FuselageStructureL1

1/1

Thick

23

PiperCub - FuselageStructureM1

1

Thick

24/25

PiperCub - FuselageStructureR2/PiperCub - FuselageStructureL2

1/1

Thick

26

PiperCub - FuselageStructureM2

1

Thick

27/28

PiperCub - FuselageStructureR3/PiperCub - FuselageStructureL3

1/1

Thick

29

PiperCub - FuselageStructureTail

1

Thick

30/31

PiperCub - HatchR/HatchL

1/1

Thick

*Part weights are only included for main segments of the plane

Inserts/Struts/Mount/LandingGear

Item No.

File Name/Part Name

Qty.

Printer Settings

1

PiperCub - ScrewInsert

18

Thick

2

PiperCub - GearBracket

4

Thick

3

PiperCub - FrontGearBracketR

1

Thick

4

PiperCub - FrontGearBracketL

1

Thick

5

PiperCub - FrontGearWire2

1

N/A

6

PiperCub - FrontGearWire1

1

N/A

9

7

PiperCub - FrontGearWire3

1

N/A

8

PiperCub - StrutBracketTop

4

Thick

9

PiperCub - RearStrut

1

N/A

10

PiperCub - FrontStrut

1

N/A

11/12

PiperCub - StrutBracketBottomL/PiperCub - StrutBracketBottomR

1/1

Thick

13

PiperCub - RudderInsert

1

Thick

14

PiperCub - RearGearWire

1

N/A

15

PiperCub - RearTire

1

N/A

16

PiperCub - FrontTire

2

N/A

17

PiperCub - MotorMount3536

1

Thick

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Assembly Instructions MAKE YOUR PLANE

Glue Screw Inserts in WingL2/R2

Start by gluing screw inserts (PiperCub - ScrewInsert) into WingR2 and WingL2 (4x total). Self

tapping screws will be landing in these parts so DO NOT FORGET THIS STEP, you will not be

able to glue in the inserts after the wing segments have been glued together. You can also use

a soldering iron or drill to open up through holes in the wing segment (the holes have detented

areas showing location and size).

Glue Wing Segments Together

Apply CA glue along the segments, press two segments together and apply accelerator. The

glue should dry within seconds and you can release the segments. Repeat until you have glued

together the entire wing. Alignment tabs make aligning the segments effortless. We plan on

releasing a build video for this plane but haven’t yet, for gluing technique please view or other

build videos at www.3d-flight.com.

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Glue Ailerons and Flaps Together

Glue together the ailerons and flaps, then attach them to the airframe using CA hinge material in

the designed in slots. CA hinge strips cut about .2in by .6in should work well for this.

Install Servos for Ailerons and Flaps

Glue in the servos for the ailerons and flaps and add control rods (cut the 1mm wire and add z

bends). The leads can be fed through the paths designed into the wing. Each aileron servo will

most likely need an extension and the flaps should have a Y extension. It's recommended that

you clip the appendages off the sides of the servos to fit them in the receiving slots in the wing.

You can use the clearance between the servos and the recieving slots for micro adjustment.

Glue Fuselage Segments Together

Apply CA glue along segments and apply accelerator, glue should dry within seconds making

assembly easy. Repeat until all segments of the fuselage and horizontal stabilizer are glued

together. The two halves of the horizontal stabilizer are glued together using their connectors

(shaped like trapezoidal prisms) and glued to the bottom of the vertical stabilizer. Dont apply

accelerator until all segments are aligned straight. Fuselage1 is screwed to fuselage2 to allow

motor installation and access to the front of the plane so do not glue.

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Glue Fuselage Structure

Glue fuselage structure in place. Structure components are marked with numerals to indicate

their position; I being the most forward, II being the middle segment and III being the furthest

rear.

Glue Rudder and Elevator

Glue together rudder and elevator segments. Then glue the segments to the horizontal and

vertical stabilizer using CA hinge material. Strips cut to .2in by .6in should work well for this.

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Cut Holes for Wing Leads and Hatch

Cut holes in fuselage for where the servo leads will be entering from the wing. You can do this

using an exacto blade or the hot end of a soldering iron (soldering iron is prefered becasue it

melts the print layers together.)

Glue Hatch

Glue hatch together using CA glue and accelerator. Then glue a CA hinge strip in the slot in the

hatch and glue the other end into the receiving slot in the fuselage 2 segment.

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Glue Elevator/Rudder Servo in Place

Glue servos into their receiving slots. Recommended to do this without servo arms installed for

now. Slip the servo arms over the control rods later and screw to servos.

Install Elevator/Rudder Control Rods

Slide control rod material (1mm wire) thru their respective tubes, place a z bend at the servo

side of the control rod, slip servo arms over the rods and screw the arms to the servo heads with

the servos in neutral position. Then bend the rods into the control horns of the elevator and the

rudder with servos in the neutral position.

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Glue Screw Inserts In Place

Glue screw inserts into the locations shown in the fuselage. Access should be relatively easy

through the hole cut for the wing servo leads. There are 4 locations in the top of the fuselage for

wing assembly and 14 locations in the bottom of the fuselage for strut and landing gear

assembly. Recommended to use tweezers or needle nose pliers for this step for access

reasons.

Glue Rear Gear Screw Insert

Glue the rear gear screw insert into the receiving slot in the rudder.

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Bend Landing Gear

Bend the 2mm wire into landing gear using pliers and the provided PDF templates to get the

correct shape.

Build Front Landing Gear

Assemble front landing gear by gluing FrontLandingGearBracketL/FrontLandingGearBracketR

to wire1 and then crimp the ends of wire2 and wire3 with dikes (this makes it so the wires hold

into the brackets) then glue or heat stake wire2 and wire3 into their respective holes.

Recommended to heat stake the wires by heating them with a flame since heat staking gives

the most strength.

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Install Landing Gear

Screw the landing gear to the fuselage using self tapping screws and GearBracket (4x). Also

insert the rear landing gear into the rudder screw insert and use a self tapping screw to set

screw it in place.

Install Tires

Add your desired tires and use a hub to hold them onto the landing gear.

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Open Motor Bosses

Cut open the bosses that allow you to insert self tapping screws that fasten the motor mount.

Locations are shown below. You can use an exacto or a hot soldering iron tip to melt open the

holes.

Install Motor

Attach the motor to the motor mount using m3x12mm screws, feed the motor mount into the

front of the airframe and screw in place using self tapping screws.

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