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Old 09-24-2020, 05:26 AM   #63
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Default Re: Take a gander at this.

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Originally Posted by Patrick L. View Post
I see a few posts about Piper Cubs. I learned in a metal spar J3 with an A65, later C85.
But regardless,
A friend has a J2 powered by a Continental single ignition 37 HP. Not much of a climber on a warm day. Wouldn't want to see 2 people in it.
I understand the first Cub, which may have been a Taylorcraft, was powered by a 28 hp engine. It was said to be underpowered, and that be an understatement, and the engine was replaced by a 37 or 38 hp engine. That was then said to be overpowered. Now that wasn't an understatement.

I had a 150 hp. My observation or experience was- the more gas you fed it didn't relate to more airspeed. I learned in a 90 hp Cub. A lot less fuel burn for a comparable airspeed to the 150hp model.
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