ORIGINAL: cwhite
I'm wanting to build a 40 size clipped wing cub and have narrowed it down to two kits. The Sig 1/5 scale or the Goldberg?
I've heard great things about the sig and I like laser parts, fiberglass cowl, two piece wing, etc., but I've also heard that the fuselage area is week around the wing attachment area and I'm not sure about a flat bottom wing on the clipped version.
I hear the Goldberg is really durable and easy to build, but isn't as scale.
Which would make the better clipped cub? Also, could you recommend an engine for either one?
Thanks,
Chris
I'm going to reply before I read the other replies, because I want to ask a question, rather than contribute information.
My question is "Why do you want a .40 Cub?"
I never wanted a cub, but a club member mentioned his neighbor wanting to sell a framed up Balsa USA ΒΌ scale cub, almost ready to cover and finish, for a hundred bucks. It's a 108" wingspan, and the guy had the struts & landing gear all done, and I had a hundred bucks. I also wanted a plane to break in my 100 Saitos with, because I want them to run great on a P38, inverted.
I coughed up the C-note, bought some rolls of Cub Yellow Super Coverite, and went to work. I found out why the guy had stopped building (he had erred on one wing panel, where the aileron hinges insert, and he had erred in placing the windscreen mounts) and managed to build an aileron, revamp the wing where it mounts, and make a wraparound windshield. After covering it and getting the cowl & engine mounted, I got in about a dozen flights last summer. Nothing to write home about, but it is a fine platform for loafing around the pattern. Anyway, that's why I bought mine, just wondering if you were a Cub fan or what prompted you to choose that subject.
Best wishes,
Dave Olson