Tim-
I have a 71" SIG 1/6 Cub with about 225 flights on a OS FS26 4-stroke.
http://plumpe.home.mindspring.com/mair.html
3.75 lbs with silk & dope covering (about same weight as Monokote), GWS
mini
servos (about 1/2oz lighter than standard servos), standard Futaba rcvr &
battery. Flies great, even on floats! Most flying is at 1/2 throttle,
but
I use full throttle for takeoff & getting out of binds. I'd like to try
an
OS FS20, but the 20 is not as tall and I'd have to cut the cowl some to
clear the exhaust - and I don't think the FS20 would be a good choice for
floats.
If I were to use a 2-stroke, I'd go with a .20 or mild .25. I'd save a
.40
2-stroke for the FJ-3, the fighter version of the Cub.
-Dave
"Tim Wescott" <tim@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> I'm contemplating building a model of the Aeronca LA, LB or LC. This
> critter has a 9:1 aspect ratio and a 70HP engine, so it's more or less a
> Cub pretending to be a low-wing s****t plane.
>
> I'd be putting an OS MAX .25 in it, or an equivalent electric motor. For
> scale-like slow flying, I keep circling back to a 1/6 scale, 4-5 pound
> aircraft with a 6' wingspan (and about 4 square feet of wing area).
This
> seems BIG for a .25, yet I know that the SIG 1/6 scale cub comes with a
> recommended .25-.40 engine range -- and there's something silly about a
> Cub model flying rings around a big heavy P-51.
>
> So, what Cub (or other light plane) models have you flown, how big were
> they, how heavy were they, what engine did you use, and (most im****tant)
> how did you like flying the thing?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Tim Wescott
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