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830 lb Carbon Cub?

Wing loading, power loading. Comparing airplane and pilot weight is meaningless. Wing and power are what makes them fly.
 
What is the empty weight of your Backcountry Super Cub and the wing loading compared to my certified Super Cub?
 
From another thread. Your cub might be 160hp so adjust as necessary. My new motor will be up 20 hp from the old so I’ll need to adjust, too.

From this thread, post #63- https://www.supercub.org/forum/show...VS-Supercub-Pros-Cons-Im-looking-to-buy/page2

I ran lots of PL and WL numbers when I was deciding what plane to build and why. These are derived from manufacturer's specs. The only honest empty weight report is by BCSC. :smile:

Just SS XL wing loading empty- 6.8
gross- 11.75
power loading empty- 5.0
gross- 8.16


Carbon Cub FX3 WL empty- 5.23
gross- 10.84
power loading empty- 4.83
gross- 10.02

BCSC Rev 2 WL Empty- 6.47
gross- 10.7
power loading empty- 6.17
gross- 10.2

Stock Supercub 1100#/1750# @150hp
WL empty- 6.16
gross- 9.8
PL empty- 7.66
gross- 11.66

For grins, how does my own 180 stack up?
WL- 10.34 empty
18.33 gross
PL 6.54 empty
11.6 gross.
 
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