I also left off the little nuisance plate around the carburetor. I noticed one year at Oshkosh that Cubcrafters didn't bother to close off that area...
I have found that at Super Cub speeds, the openings in the front of the lower cowl matter very little. I have very tight baffle seals and very leaky...
Some dumb ass "mechanics" cut off the left rear rudder pedal partially on our SC way back rather than just fix the thing correctly. Didn't matter to...
I'm curious why you want a 70 amp alternator. Does your max electrical load add up to near 80% of the 70 amp capacity? (56 amps?). Are you running a...
It doesn't require an STC to go from 150 to 160 hp, narrow or wide deck. Just re-stamp the data plate and make a log book entry. Both variations are...
I have a combined 1.25 degree toe in on a PA-18. Should be zero. Wore out a pair of 8.5x6 tires unevenly in about 600 landings on pavement. I figure...
Make a poster board pattern then cut the aluminum out of 5052 or 2024 aluminum, I like 5052 with top piece .032 thick, side/bottom pieces .025 thick....
SJ's rule of thumb would work perfectly if the brake specific fuel consumption were 0.40 lb/(hp-hr) and the % power were 75%. The rule is the same as...
Mechanical Engineer and Manager, 35 yrs at Caterpillar Inc.
Location:
Plymouth, MN
Interests:
Family, Friends, Flying
Occupation:
Retired
Aircraft Owned/Flown:
1950 Super Cub N18SY
Home Airport:
Anoka County (KANE), Minneapolis
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When a prang seems inevitable, endeavor to strike the softest, cheapest object in the vicinity, as slowly and gently as possible.— advice given to RAF pilots during W.W.II.
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