I know this is a old video, but I appreciate the slow, methodical walk-around and photos that show great detail. The plans have some areas that are hard to visualize. Your video will help many others 'see' the way.
Josh, you've done hell of a great and an outstanding work. I bow before you. Now you're givin me some ideas for my own SuperCub. Excellent manufacture my brother. Kudos.
Ola Joshua Vilches, Eu sou do Brasil e moro no Estado de Minas Gerais, eu estava vendo o seu Aviao e gostei muito e muito lindo o seu progeto ,e gostaria muito de saber a possibilidade de eu receber este progeto pra mim tentar e fazer este Aviao so pra minha familia e para mm ir as igrejas evangelicas e falando a pura verdade que a Biblia nos fala que amar o proximo como a te mesmo, eu fecarei a espera da resposta de voce fica com Deus, meu email, e, licomedescunha@hotmail.com
Good morning. I am building this plane from drawings produced by Wag Aero. I have modified the cabin area width and lengthened the landing gear. The drawings are for wood wings but you can make them from aluminum. All aluminum wings will cost much more.
Good Morning I am looking to make a such , you have the plant or detailed design with the measures and the material used to build the fuselage and wings. The wings can be made of aircraft aluminum ? And the ratio of the total material to be used in the construction ? Grateful.
Nice plane Joshua! I really like the looks of the SD. I built a 1/5 scale 90" wing span model with this same color scheme modeled after G-EZPZ it flys as good as it looks! This video is a great walk around for guys like me looking for details to put on our models. Good luck and Happy Landings!
Hi Frank, plans building the Sport Trainer has been very challenging. The original J3 was never designed to be a homebuilt. There are many different size tubing and wall thicknesses, there's a lot of components utilizing "U" channeling. Both 4130 and mild steel is used. In my opinion, it is a complex plane to build unlike other true homebuilts like a Tailwind, etc which are much more simpler to construct.
Is the "U" channeling you refer to something that you can purchase or do you have to bend flat stock into shape for use? What would you say was the hardest part so far?
Frank K I believe Wag Aero stocks the "U" channeling. I ended up cutting and bending my own since I had the material and tooling. The hardest part of the project so far, I'd have to say were the gear legs and lower right hand door. I had to cover the door pin springs with a wet rag while they were being welded in place in order to not loose the spring tension. I plan on making my own engine mount too since my fuselage has slight dimensional differences of a 1/16" here and there.
