DPR Models RP003 - Hyper Cub Free-Flight Rubber-Band Powered Balsa kit
An attractive, pseudo scale, free-flight cabin monoplane that offers an absorbing traditional build and exceptional flying characteristics.For those who already have a little model-making experience the Hyper Cub offers a quality and immensely satisfying build due in no small part to its crisp laser-cut components, accurate full-size plan and lightweight wood selection. Sporting traditional tissue covering, a direct drive propellor and a banded wing system this is a grass-roots dream machine that offers all the challenges and rewards of stick n tissue aeromodelling. It gets better though! Experienced modellers with a trained eye will already have realised the potential for the Hyper Cub to be converted to electric power and even radio control. The possibilities for this kit are limited only by your imagination and your skill. The Hyper Cub, then, a comfortable build for the relative beginner or a neat challenge for the experienced radio flyer.
Features:
- Outstanding flying characteristics
- Offers the full Stick n tissue build experience
- Everything included except glue, clear dope and thinners
- Accurate laser cut balsa parts help speed assembly
- Includes lightweight triple accelerating gearbox
- Realistic large-scale propeller
- Banded wing system
- Traditional lightweight tissue covering
- Semi-scale light aircraft appearance
- Can be converted to electric power and radio control
In the box:
- 1x Laser cut balsa parts set
- 1x Sandpaper sheet
- 1x Hyper Cub water-slide decal sheet
- 1x Plastic propeller
- 1x Propeller drive hub and mounting plate
- 1x Wire undercarriage
- 2x Tissue paper sheets to cover the airframe
- 1x Full-size plan
- 1x Rubber drive band
- 1x Pre-cut clear acetate for windscreen and cabin windows
- 1x Modelling clay nose weight
- 1x strip wood set for spars and longerons
- 1x Translucent acetate sheet to cover the plan
- 1x Comprehensive step-by-step instruction manual
Specs:
- Shipping Weight: 0.43kg
- Length: 600mm
- Wingspan: 750mm
- Completion Level: Kit
- Experience Level: Intermediate
- Recommended Usage Environment: Outdoors
- Power Source: Rubber Powered Propellor
- Colour: Red + White
- Material: Balsa & Tissue
Needed:
- Glue (PVA/CA/Epoxy)
- Clear Dope
- Thinners
