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Old 06-24-2010, 11:48 AM
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Default RE: Classic Goldberg Cub Kit

I agree with Mike: it will be much easier to fly with a clipped wing. This is partly because of adverse yaw; with the full-length wing you'll need to use rudder as well as ailerons to turn. Also, the plane is a real floater, even with the clipped wing; it will be even harder to land with the full-length wing. My second plane was a clipped wing Goldberg Cub, and the field my club had then was somewhat cramped. I had to learn how to do slips in order to get it down unless I had a pretty strong headwind. I think that if it had had the full-length wing it would still be floating around up there somewhere.[8D]