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Old 10-20-2016 | 02:58 PM
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do335a
 
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The Sig 1/4 size clipped wing Cub is an excellent choice.

It has very robust construction. It will stand up to quite a beating and not break. The wing is one piece, with a very strong construction for the dihedral break. Unlike others, it will not stress the fuselage sides if you wring it out in the air. With bolt on wings, you'd need an extremely strong and strengthened cabin structure to withstand the loads of extreme manoeuvres.

Mine was powered with an OS 1.08 FSR since that was the largest glow engine that I could get for it at that time. I took no special care to be gentle with it. Multiple full power snap rolls never caused any structural failure or weakness. On a cross country flight, it landed in a field of rocks and tress stumps. The only damage was to the wire landing gear. Off water, it was pure joy and equally capable of more than Cub style acrobatics.

It can take all sorts of abuse and never fail. Tough is putting it mildly. There is a bit of work to building it since there are many pieces and many steps. It's all easy though and as mentioned, the plans and instruction manual are excellent. It is well worth your time and work.

And cover it with fabric. Sig Koverall works well. None of that plastic film stuff.

Of all the planes that I've had over many, many decades, if I were restricted to just one, my Sig 1/4 clipped wing Cub is the one I'd pick.