hi all, am finishing a sig 1/4 scale cub that i have clipped the wings on. wondering of yur valued opinions on using a g-38 in this.....-Tinman-

I put a 38 in my cub I have the full size wing I was going to use it to tow gliders with. I doubled the firewall and used triangle stock My motor was a old style 38, I used the band b cup mount and muffler and throttle linkage. you reaaly have to hack up the cowl to get it fit flys great unlimited vertical

thx dw, i believe clipping the wings will make a diff. i will double the firewall tho now. i also am using pull-pull on the tail controls. i'll try and get some pics here soon. -Tinman-

A G38 will power it fine, but I really like the lower weight of my Saito 150 setup.

i like the blue.....i have 2 other cubs and wanted one a little different is all. wanted to see what a clipped wing will do with more power and more throw. i just finished the pull -pull on the rudder and elev with 1/4 scale servos 2night. they are mounted about 12-15 inches from rear hoping to help with balance due to the g-38....we'll see soon. -Tinman-

Tinman, the clipped Cub is capable of amazing aerobatics when set-up with the CG about 1/2" behind the recommended point. I love to annoy the traditionalists at our club by torque rolling my Sig 1/4 Cub. Like most high wing planes, it has a lot of roll coupling when rudder is applied, but mix it out (about 50% oppposite aileron), and it knife edges great. All that fuselage side area really provides plenty of lift.

On a cool, dry day when the Saito is really humming I can even manage a crude looking knife edge loop!

How long did it take you to build your Cub? It took me almost 3 years (!) to build mine, 'cause I kept putting it aside to work on other other projects. Finally finished it last October and have about 40 flights on it.

sounds like fun bipes, i got mine after it was started. i had to complete and cover it. its turning out pretty good. i will get some pics of stage i am at and post em. i will be putting cg back also as you said and see how she does. -Tinman-

gettin closer...

i will be using a g38 and moving cg back 1/2 inch

Looking good, Tinman. Interesting arrangement you have for the control cable exits. It seems from the pics that you are using pull/pull on elevator too. I used that system on a 1/4 scale Pitts I used to have (R.I.P) and it worked very well.

thx bipes, i used q scale servos for tail cause i figured i would need some tail weight with the gas motor and all. i put the exit on side of fuse .....who wants a cub that looks like every1 elses eh? -Tin-