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  • reileyr
    reileyr replied to the thread w&b.
    Fabric/paint is the biggest variable between light and heavy cubs that are actually put on scales, ie actual weight verses calculated...
  • B
    bob turner replied to the thread Cast Continental rocker covers.
    Black is authentic.
  • B
    bob turner replied to the thread w&b.
    You cannot do anything about gross weight. A J3 is simply limited to 1220 (land) until someone invests a half million dollars into an...
  • AKJurnee
    AKJurnee replied to the thread Cast Continental rocker covers.
    I had chrome covers, I like my black ones better for some odd reason, doesnt seem so gaudy to my taste, I’d prefer a wood prop but the...
  • H
    huston marlowe reacted to rideandfly's post in the thread Best way to support a Cub in order to remove the gear legs with Like Like.
    For a short period of time I lift one side at a time at the motor mount next to the firewall with a HD nylon lifting strap and hydraulic...
  • J
    JimC reacted to huston marlowe's post in the thread w&b with Like Like.
    Time to remove the starter , cables, and battery. Return to hand propping.
  • Taildragger
    Taildragger reacted to JimC's post in the thread w&b with Like Like.
    When weighing a J3, weight is taken at the tailpost, not the tailwheel.
  • B
    Bud Coward replied to the thread L4J Beech Roby Upper Nose Cowl.
    Here you go:
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  • B
    Bud Coward replied to the thread L4J Beech Roby Upper Nose Cowl.
  • EF-56
    EF-56 replied to the thread w&b.
    My guess, nearly a century after the fact, is that those manufacturers simply demonstrated airworthiness with two typical 1930's males...
  • H
    huston marlowe replied to the thread w&b.
    n2s3 : Two wag tanks. 11 gallon each capacity. ( 10 useable). 12 gallon nose tank retained also.
  • EF-56
    EF-56 replied to the thread w&b.
    A -12 is just a bit heavier than a -8 (discounting the cr*p attached to the accessory case), and a C is just a bit heavier than an A...
  • EF-56
    EF-56 reacted to huston marlowe's post in the thread w&b with Like Like.
    Time to remove the starter , cables, and battery. Return to hand propping.
  • EF-56
    EF-56 replied to the thread w&b.
    Not that it matters if the distance is correct for whichever point it is weighed at, but the post is a fixed point.
  • J
    JimC reacted to AKJurnee's post in the thread Sport Pilot Training in a J3 Gone Awry with Like Like.
    My J-3 with A65 and 43 pitch prop does ~70ish mph, @4.3 GPH. “Not allowed to have fuel in the wing tank”…. That Flight school sounds bunk.
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