Category Archives: R/C Planes

I just got back from flying the Super Cub with its newly outfitted Speed 480 BB Race motor and for the first 4 minutes it was amazing. The plane flew through the air with authority and power. I could just … Continue reading →

Okay, so all this calculating and measuring and messing around with drills, pots and motors ultimately leads to one thing – the final installation of the Speed 480 motor into the Super Cub. A motor that boasts a whopping 3893kV … Continue reading →

I thought of another way to more accurately measure the true RPMs of the drill I was using to measure the kV of the stock motor on the Super Cub. Instead of measuring another motor whose kV I assumed to … Continue reading →

Along with getting a new lipo battery pack for my SC, I’d like to swap out the stock 480 motor for something that can handle the 11.1V from a 3-cell lipo pack and provide a little bit more thrust for … Continue reading →

So I downloaded the demo version of RealFlight G3 and have been playing it for the last hour and what can I say but it is a blast! I thought it would be lame, but it is actually a lot … Continue reading →

I’ve been looking at lipos for my Super Cub, so I measured the battery compartment to see what can fit without mods, and these are the dimensions I came up with: 66.6x36x41 (LxWxH). The 8-cell pack which fits perfectly is … Continue reading →