I'm not sure if there is already one of these threads out there but its Monday morning, lets see some pictures of everyones J3's! (Also I am very chuffed with some pictures that I recently got of mine).
Show us your J3....
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Steve Pierce
BENEFACTOR
Graham, TX
Steve Pierce
BENEFACTOR
Graham, TX
Crash Jr.
Registered User
Anchorage, AK
flylowslow
Registered User
STL
Thanks very much! I'm enjoying the 29" I think they look just right
. Buy a ticket and come down south and fly it for a bit. That a brace of Ptarmigan I see in the bottom pic?
Crash Jr.
Registered User
Anchorage, AK
Thanks very much! I'm enjoying the 29" I think they look just right
I'll have to do that. It's just going into the cold and miserable 3 months of the year up here now so beautiful warm south africa sounds nice. Yeah, it's a couple ptarmigan that I shot. I'm not much of a big game hunter but during bird season me and my copilot slay some grouse and ptarmigan.
CenterHillAg
PATRON
Texas Coast
Mine has a L-4 fuselage following an accident in 1957 and was built as a floatplane. It spent many years in Canada on floats but I needed it to be on wheels.Sent from my iPhone using SuperCub.Org mobile app
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There are worse places to be during the winter... All good fun!
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bob turner
Registered User
It is beautiful, but with full fuel can you find a 25 lb pilot who can reach the controls?
bob turner
Registered User
Maybe. If experimental, are they modifications, or simply part of the certification?
for starters i only weigh 118 lbs....so a J-3 is pretty useful for me.
some of the modifications are...
upgrading wing and gear attach point to super cub specs
replacing some mild steel with 4130 in certain areas
heavy duty struts
aluminum spars
13 rib wings + a 1 inch extension on each wing
PA-11 frame upgrade
150 hp nose structure upgrade
scratch built seats with lots of adjustment.
removable front seat frame
modified elevator routing
2 inches wider rear seat
heavy duty tail wheel strcturture
twin 18's with left right both selector and a 2 gallon header
3 part boot cowl
paper gross is 1320 for LSA purposes.
vne 138mph
fast cruise on a cool day=90mph 6.5gph 2600rpm
economy cruise= 70mph 4.5gph 23000rpm
max endurance=60 mph 4 gph2100rpm
max climb rate=900fpm
climb at 1320 lbs=400fpm
some of the modifications are...
upgrading wing and gear attach point to super cub specs
replacing some mild steel with 4130 in certain areas
heavy duty struts
aluminum spars
13 rib wings + a 1 inch extension on each wing
PA-11 frame upgrade
150 hp nose structure upgrade
scratch built seats with lots of adjustment.
removable front seat frame
modified elevator routing
2 inches wider rear seat
heavy duty tail wheel strcturture
twin 18's with left right both selector and a 2 gallon header
3 part boot cowl
paper gross is 1320 for LSA purposes.
vne 138mph
fast cruise on a cool day=90mph 6.5gph 2600rpm
economy cruise= 70mph 4.5gph 23000rpm
max endurance=60 mph 4 gph2100rpm
max climb rate=900fpm
climb at 1320 lbs=400fpm
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Hardtailjohn
Registered User
Marion, MT
bob turner
Registered User
All of them are beautiful. Nice thread.
Jacob Papp
MEMBER
Fort Edward, NY
Well I for one would like to know more about "the infamous Island Bob's" - it looks epic. Those 4 yellow floated Cubs in a row is like the pas-de-quatre in Swan Lake, but more appealing to my eyes. I have a set of EDO 1320 floats for my J-3, which was actually built as a floatplane and spent most of the last 60 years on floats in Canada, but half of the attach kit has vanished in storage and floatplanes are not in any event encouraged in South Africa.
AKbiggagame
Registered User
Here's my modified 46 J3. Ive owned it a little over a year now and have put about 100 hours on it.
It's got an 0200, Dakota wings, 36 gallons, vg's, pa18 struts, a Mac 75/35, modified baggage area with removable rear seat, PA18 front seat, 29" Airstreaks, Scott 3200, no electrical, 3" extended Atlee gear, closed cowl. I'm having a great time driving around Alaska in it!
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skywagon8a
MEMBER
SE Mass MA6
Can you elaborate on this? Is it political or a lack of suitable water landing areas? Being able to land almost anywhere on the water is the ultimate freedom of the entire flying adventure.
WhiskeyMike
MEMBER
West Boxford MA
floatplanes are not in any event encouraged in South Africa.[/QUOTE]
I'm not certain about politics nor about the landing space but one thing I remember about visiting South Africa is that there are very large, and very dangerous crocodiles in the rivers.:roll:
I'm not certain about politics nor about the landing space but one thing I remember about visiting South Africa is that there are very large, and very dangerous crocodiles in the rivers.:roll:
