GP 40-sized J-3 Cub - Clipped or full-scale?
11-02-2013, 06:37 AM
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GP 40-sized J-3 Cub - Clipped or full-scale?
Hey everyone. I'm building my first Cub. I have the Great Planes 40-sized Cub with an OS 70 Surpass. In the instructions, they recommend for scale flight the full wing and a small 4 stroke. And for aerobatics, they recommend the clipped wing and the OS 70 4 stroke. The catch is...I want to put this on floats next summer. Does anyone have any experience with a clipped-wing Cub on floats? Will the airplane still slow down enough with the clipped wing and floats? Thoughts?
11-03-2013, 01:45 PM
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A scale Cub actually has a pretty long wing. Clipping the wing brings it down to the same proportions as a lot of sport models. I had one of these with a clipped wing and .61 four stroke. It was a fun everyday flyer.
