Super Cub question on Ailerons

[hghost]

My Super Cub is basically stock. Bigger wheels,and wing saddle mod and minor things like that have been done, but that's it

I have questioned some folks about ailerons on another forum, but I thought I would ask here.

many said they put ailerons on with out flattening the wing and say it works great and the plane is very stable.

My question is can one use the existing stock RX/ESC unit and still add ailerons ?

I know there is a extra plug for ailerons and one for throttle and a bind plug, many use for LED's....but can one just plug in ailerons to it without issues ?
and has anyone done that with out upgrading to a brushless motor-new ESC-Rx-etc etc ?

Just curious.

[pasquale91]

I wish I could help you there.
I have all the parts to do an upgrade but have never gone through with it.

[hghost]

Yeah I really do not want to go brushless or have to change out the Rx/ESC unit

I would like to just add ailerons and keep everything else as is

I have another wing, so having one with ailerons and one without would be nice.

I just do not want to go brushless or anything with this SC

I have a ton of planes I fly all the time now and the SC rarely see's the sky, putting ailerons on may get it more air time

Thanks for replying anyway.

[sham]

I had an extra servo on the cub when I had the stock ACT rx, and it was fine. Albeit with only occasional use for bomb drops.

If you plan on doing it with a single extra servo of the standard type, I think it will be absolutely fine. Dual servos I think will take it very near the limit of the BEC.

Only way to be sure is to try it, unless you have definitive specs for the RX and a multimeter to measure draw in use.

[hghost]

Thanks Sham

that was sort of what i was trying to learn

I figure the only way to make it work best is 2 servo's, ( wondered about the draw )

I was sort of hoping since they had plugs for ailerons, throttle etc, it was made to actually use them .

I was hoping someone had already done it, would chime in....
Save me the trouble of testing and hoping....lol

[sham]

Safest way would be to upgrade to brushless and use the rx from an apprentice, but you said you didn't want to go that far.
Personally, on the stock rx, I'd do it with one servo but I don't think I would with two.

[hghost]

After some research and asking around ( on another forum as well as this one )

seems one just needs to plug in the Ailerons in the Aileron slot on the Rx and was told
it works fine , even with a couple servo's .

seems others have been doing it. Also was told adding ailerons woke this plane up a lot
and makes it even more enjoyable .

I have an extra wing ( i have all the parts to build another SC )

At some point , i think i will cut ailerons into that extra wing and install servo's
and give it a go sometime.

Right now I have so many planes I fly , I have not flown my SC very much .

Weather is warming up, hopefully I will get some flying in soon
( has been very windy as well )

Thanks again Sham for the input .

[flydiver]

You can dry run it. If you have the parts, hook them up on the bench and see if they work the way you want.

[hghost]

That is what I will do if and when I get to it

but you know how i am , I plan one thing and end up doing something else...