Scouter
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Exeter Maine
Having flown a new Legend with the Titan 180 HP for a few hours, I can easily say that it's a very nice plane to fly and a seriously good performer. What I can't tell you personally, is how closely the Legend compares to an original PA-18-150 HP construction wise, however, it is supposed to be a virtual copy.
The Legend's fusalage is 3" wider, it has some carbon fibre in places, it's gross wt is 1750 lbs. and for all intents and purposes, it looks exactly like the original; struts are the same and the bare fuselage looks the same for example. We've heard more then once that the Legend 180 will out perform the CC in everything except top speed. (CC has a shorter wing verses the Legend's 35' plus some).
Please note that I have no way to verify, in fact you'd need the two performing at the same show to get any idea on this matter of performance. A trip to Sun N Fun would shed some light on which of the two aircraft most closely resembles the original Super Cub. (if indeed the ultimate end result is to be as close to the original so that you've got something tough enough to haul moose quarters, old greasy Elans, sled dogs, busted outboards, diving equipment, cannons, squalling grandkids, trout and dead bears).
I like the post that says he "works" his CC by hauling around his lunch and the crew's paycheques, or words to that effect. Has this thread descended into "no guts no glory"? Who is going to put a partially butchered big ol moose in a Carbon Cub?
Roddy
Roddy
Thanks you helped me see I have answered my own question. I don't have a CC yet, it's a sport cub and I use it for my work in our production season. Nope, I haven't put a cut up bear or a moose in back, but did take the seat out last fall and flew a turbocharger after cooler to a broken farm tractor, landed in the field and helped my guys fix it
before that I threw a new combine belt out the window that I flew 2 hours north to get so they could get it back moving same day
also threw a hyd hose out the window to get a sprayer moving again the next week
Dropped off a Frito Lay exec who was in town looking at potatoes at the big airport Dropped him right beside the company Challenger jet that was taking him back to Dallas he said he felt like a rock star
And yes, lunch and pay checks. I enjoy the cub much more than my pickup
My name is Jim and my CubCrafters works. Sometimes;-)