Roger Peterson
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Sweeny, Texas
I see where your Governor calls your Super Cubs "Tuna Cans".
Alaska Tuna Cans
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StewartB
She has one in her yard. She ought to know!
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cabinflyer
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Lawrence Lake, Mn
StewartB said:
So are you saying this is what Alaskans call them??
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StewartB
Not me, but I don't have 5 kids! Even with 1 kid my wife preferred the spaciousness of the Cessna. Sarah's comment sounds pretty typical of Supercub wives I know.
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Jay Wieler
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Nome
Maybe theirs smelled like it, they do fish.
Dave Calkins
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Anchorage, Alaska
Ever notice how different a/c types have different smells?
DHC-2 Beavers always smell the same. A mix between the elephant house at the zoo and moist pea-gravel.
Old Cubs all smell similar, except after a recent refurbishment. A combination of dust and an unidentifiable 'metallic' scent. If fished, add the scent of DHC-2 to the combination.
Old 180/185's all smell alike. I can't describe it right now.
DHC-2 Beavers always smell the same. A mix between the elephant house at the zoo and moist pea-gravel.
Old Cubs all smell similar, except after a recent refurbishment. A combination of dust and an unidentifiable 'metallic' scent. If fished, add the scent of DHC-2 to the combination.
Old 180/185's all smell alike. I can't describe it right now.
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StewartB
Dave Calkins said:
Mildew mixed with spent wheel bearing grease with a slight hint of bug repellent.
I changed my 180's interior and insulation. My wife commented on how much better the 12 smelled than the Cessna. The new interior was her definition of a necessary mod!
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mike mcs repair
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chugiak AK
and the old working cubs always smell like wet dogs & rotten dried blood 
..... and stink to high heaven when you cut and weld up in cabin area.....
..... and stink to high heaven when you cut and weld up in cabin area.....
Dave Calkins
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Anchorage, Alaska
The late-model Cessna 206's, 182's, and 172's actually smell like a new car. I want my Cub to smell like that!
Come to think of it, I don't recall Husky's smelling like anything at all.
Come to think of it, I don't recall Husky's smelling like anything at all.
Dave Calkins
Registered User
Anchorage, Alaska
My HUsky/Border Collie mix smells of pure performance.
He is a highly-tuned mechanism that efficiently transforms $45/per bag gourmet feed into useless crap. Literally.
And if tuned a little rich (overfed!), this animal will emit an odor nearly indescribable. Yet, I will attempt to use words to form a nasal picture.........
......nope, can't do it! But 'dense' and 'crunchy' and HorRIBLE come close.
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PS I'll go sniff an A-1B and report back.
He is a highly-tuned mechanism that efficiently transforms $45/per bag gourmet feed into useless crap. Literally.
And if tuned a little rich (overfed!), this animal will emit an odor nearly indescribable. Yet, I will attempt to use words to form a nasal picture.........
......nope, can't do it! But 'dense' and 'crunchy' and HorRIBLE come close.
D
PS I'll go sniff an A-1B and report back.
Steve Pierce
BENEFACTOR
Graham, TX
Those old warbirds have a distinct smell. When I was making out my resume trying to get hired at Ezell's warbird restoration shop in Breckenridge, TX I didn't know what to write. I told my Dad how much I wanted to work there and how much I loved the old warbirds, the sound of the engines and even that destintive smell. He told me to write that in my resume so I did. Mrs. Ezell read my resume and handed to Nelson telling him "This guy likes the smell of warbirds". He called me, I interviewed and got hired. :lol:
fighter_ace06
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Uvalde, TX
war-birds do all smell the same, except for jet war-birds. They have there own smell.
Calvin Brandt
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Delano, Mn
Never thought about different aircraft smells before. My Stearman smells like fresh air when I am flying it.
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