Yes, I was thinking about drag. The main thing that holds me back from getting a super cub is a huge pile of cash. But the other thing is the cruse speed. Many of the places I'd like to fly a super cub are several hours away by Tri-pacer. By SuperCub they are unreachable in a weekend. My dream plane would have 120 mph cruse but have better short / high field performance than a Tri-Pacer. I realize I'd have to give up something on the low end. I don't need to go into Mile High. I just want to get out of Johnson Creek without feeling like I have to lift my feet at the end of the runway. Probably the right answer for me is a 180hp Stinson or Pacer, but I like to build, and I want an experimental, so I keep thinking about ways to tweak the cub to go a bit faster. Spring gear, raked windshield, cantilevered tail, cleaner cowl, maybe even different foil. Fantasy mostly but I'm having a hard time putting it out of my head.
Marc