I'm looking at getting a Cub for my next plane, or maybe two down the line.

What is the difference in the Cub and the Clipped Wing Cub? I know the clipped wing is usually about 6" shorter in length. But what about the way they fly.

Loyd

Salty,I have a Thunder Tiger (40 size) ARF Cub that I think is a very nice ARF. It has a very large wing span. I like the way the large wing allows the aircraft to take off in a VERY short distance and touch down at walking speeds. On the other hand if you want to do any airobatics that require you to roll, that large wing is VERY slow to roll. You have to decide what kind of flying you want to do with a Cub. If you want to cruise around and relax while flying, go with the bigger wing. If you want to do mild airobatics go with the clipped version. Hope this helps.

Also, if you ever might want to put it on floats, it is nice to have as much wing as you can get. I have built and flown a Kyosho Cub and give it good marks for build quality and flight characteristics.

I've always wanted to fly a plane off the water. The thought of the water trail as it lifts off I think would be sweet. However, there isn't anywhere I would fly from water around here. Maybe when I move in a year or so I may wind up next to a lake to fly on then I'll look into that.

I tried aerobatics with my SE once, didn't pan out to good. I like the Cub as a good plane to just lazily hang in the air.

If the main idea behind the clipped wings is more aerobatic flying I'll just stick with the Cub.

Thanks for the input.

Loyd

I have the H9 Cub and I love it. Except when trying to roll. But its a cub not a extra 300s

My Clipped Wing Cub from World Models was incredible!!! flew it for almost 2 years before battery crapped out on me. You can see a pic of it in my photo gallery.

Figure the clipped wing cub has a wingspan of 80% of the long wing cub. This is on the full-scale aircraft. Sig followed this formula on their models, but Great Planes did not.

I have several Cubs, all 1/4 scale. The Hanger 9 with a G23 flys great on floats at half throttle. I aslo like both of the Sig's. I like the Clipped wing the best as it does some basic aerobatics and seems to respond a bit quicker. The Sigs are both powered with Saito 150's, and fly on wheels as wellas Sig floats. If you cant fly it in floats why bother building it.?

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If my wife had her way we would wind up back in the WA area and I could fly on floats all day long. I however, would settle for a good landing strip or a lake in my backyard. That's my dream house.

I'm looking at WM Cub or Clipped Wing Cub. Both seem to be good models to me. I may have to get one of each, but not at the same time; wife would not like that.

I had a WM Clipped Cub and traded it to a friend in a weak moment. Wish I had it back. We are in Eastern WA. and have many lakes to choose from, plus we make trips to B.C. twice a year to the big float fly at Salmon Arm. This is an awesome float fly, the first full weekend of June and The Weekend following Labor Day. Most of us go up for the full week preceding.

Salty, the Reed clipped wing version has 2 1/2 fewer rib bays, removed from the root. That's what Sig did with their 1/4 scale version.

With Sig, the clipped wing is one piece. The full span is 2 piece.

Mine is about 16 years old. Sold it to a butcher and boiught it back without checking. Time for a new plane.

On the Sig floats, it flies great. Inverted is easier with the floats. Snap rolls with floats work fine too, as do regular rolls.

It's still light enough that you can stooge around the sky, just like the full span version. And you can really make it perform when you want. Ever seen a Cub with a flat bottom wing do an outside loop? With my OS 1.08 installed, that's no problem.

It'll also fly at a click or two of throttle trim above idle. Off water, with full power and full up elevator, there is no take off run. It's in the air, flying RIGHT NOW. But it looks better taking off and climbing out at low power, with the water dripping off the floats right in front of the audience.

It's really true. Nothing flies like a Cub. I just prefer the performance potential of the clipped wing over the full size wing.

Good luck with your choice.