STOL Competition

[2many280s]

Someone at my semi-local (30miles or so) hobby shop is building 1/3 scale cub with those big fat bush tires on it, believe he had to have them custom made. Beautiful plane to see in person, just about every scale detail is there. http://www.planorc.com/asp/modules/a...iew&subid=4572

Some pics of it there.

Pretty wild to see a full size get off the ground in it's own length.

[lancegeist]

Hehe, way cool! Try and get some more pics posted up when its RTF!

[pitviper51]

im probly goign to get the kmp husky soon,, its gonna be my bush plane, with big tries and floats.. should be fun! lanier has a BIG one out to, 106in span
mike


http://www.kmp.ca/product_info.php?c...474f6c69b63a35


http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXRLZ7&P=0

[dangerboy]

	Quote: Originally Posted by krashmaster81
	that's a pretty sweet vid! i believe that cub is the new carbon cub from www.cubcrafters.com http://cubcrafters.com/news_item.aspx?id=103 it's pretty BA! However, maules and cubs are for little girls. This is a real STOL aircraft that actually caries a payload. ;-) -Matt Attachment 53406

That would be correct. It is the Carbon Cub. It is a proof of concept design that Cubcrafters is developing. 30 lbs. less than their Top Cub, with a 220 hp engine in it. Oh yeah...take-off roll in that video: get this...19 ft. Really.

[2many280s]

	Quote: Originally Posted by lancegeist
	Hehe, way cool! Try and get some more pics posted up when its RTF!

It's much farther along than the pics on the site show. They have the wings on it now (12' span) and signs in all directions saying "Don't touch" hehe I would be afraid to fly it after all the time that has gone into it. The wings look like they are cloth/dope covered. They went all out to make it look like a real bush plane. (I read on the site that I linked that the tires are custom, single ply tail wheels from a real one) Gotta be determined to go that far

[lancegeist]

	Quote: Originally Posted by 2many280s
	It's much farther along than the pics on the site show. They have the wings on it now (12' span) and signs in all directions saying "Don't touch" hehe I would be afraid to fly it after all the time that has gone into it. The wings look like they are cloth/dope covered. They went all out to make it look like a real bush plane. (I read on the site that I linked that the tires are custom, single ply tail wheels from a real one) Gotta be determined to go that far

Well if you can get more I'd sure like to see them. Awhile back, my old man built a 1/3 scale, man it was a beaut! He used fabric for the covering, even used that ribbed medical tape (the stuff that's serrated on each side) under each rib on the wings, to simulate the way the real one looked. Super sharp, wish I had pics to show...unfortunately he sold it shortly after first flight and we watched the buyer a few weeks later fold the wings on it

[2many280s]

I'll take a camera with me the next time I head over there for some heli parts. They have a scale A-10 in there that I would love to have too. It's quite a bit bigger than the cub, Would have to win the lottery to afford that beast though hehe. You could almost stick your head in the engine nacels.

[Wild Thang]

I have alot of respect for these bush pilots

[secondgear]

I just picked up the Lanier Husky.

Getting the Du-Bro 6" smooth air filled tires for it.

It will be electric.

I'll post a build thread as it nears completion.

SG

[secondgear]

Thread as promised

Discussion - Lanier Husky 106" Electric conversion

Another on RC Groups

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=805272

SG

[dangerboy]

A little birdy told me that the Carbon cub has been sold to some lucky guy in Montana...

[ericb]

Would that be you?