Two questions about the PIPER CUB

Never mind, he was talking about 25 square acres not 1 square acre

He bought a four-dimensional plot of land?

Jose
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There's a couple of videos floating around somewhere in the net here, I
can't seam to find it now, that had a cub take-off in 18' and landed in
what looks to be about 20-25'

I thought Jay had them on his website, but I couldn't find it.

On 30 Nov 2005 15:33:41 -0800, "Flyingmonk" wrote:

There's a couple of videos floating around somewhere in the net here, I
can't seam to find it now, that had a cub take-off in 18' and landed in
what looks to be about 20-25'

http://sophist.cs.slcc.edu/~scub/SuperCub18ftTO.mpg
http://sophist.cs.slcc.edu/~scub/SuperCubLand.mpg

I don't remember where I found them.

-Scott

Cool, much thanks...

wrote:

Anyone seen that before? Was it practical? Did they actuallly use it?

Yes, I've seen it. They strung wires like that on booms from the sides of LSTs.
The plane was swung out and hung on the wire. It worked well for takeoffs. They
used the system to launch spotter aircraft during invasions. Usually the planes
were expected to land on the area being invaded. You can find mention of this
system if you read up on the invasion of Sicily.

Secondly -- and this has nothing to do with the above question -- I am
interested in purchasing some land out in the country and would like to
be sure I can eventually fly a Cub or Super cub into "my backyard".
Anyone know how many acres are needed for a decent grass landing strip?

A stock Super Cub takes 452' to get off the ground and 1,150' to clear a 50'
obstacle. If you set up a strip 50' wide and 1,200' long, that's 1.37 acres. If
you buy a square plot 1,200' on a side, that's a bit over 33 acres. If there are
no obstacles on your neighbors' land, you can get by with less, but then you'd
better hope no bird decides to eat cherries and then perch on your neighbor's fence.

Don't have that much land? Get a different plane. A J-3 takes only 730' to clear
a 50' obstacle. Or you could get a Huskey or one of the more powerful Maules.

You also need to worry about the performance figures published by manufacturers
(such as those I just listed). Many of them are what a plane in good shape will
do from a hard-surfaced runway. Increase them by 10% for grass.

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Maule Driver wrote:

There certainly is a pic of the Maule doing that down in Moultrie.

Yeah, but you have to keep in mind that that "hangar" is part of the
manufacturing facility. It's about 300' long.

George Patterson
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"Maule Driver" wrote in message
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Paul kgyy wrote:
If you buy a super cub, you can just about it fly it out of your garage
:-) I think there's a picture going the rounds of someone airborne
while flying out of a hangar somewhere.

There certainly is a pic of the Maule doing that down in Moultrie.

That would be a very good way to avoid crosswinds in the first part of the
takeoff roll! g
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Jim in NC

On 30 Nov 2005 11:40:47 -0800, wrote:

I was browsing the web and came upon this odd photograph of the Piper
Cub strung on wires above the ground. Apparently it was used to launch
aircraft and catch them without landing/takeoff.

Here's the pictu
http://www.ww2incolor.com/gallery/us...ipercub_brodie

Neat photo! Thanks for the link. But why is a Grasshopper in Cub
Yellow? Did the Navy use yellow camo?

Anyone seen that before? Was it practical? Did they actuallly use it?

Yes, it was used in the Pacific, though more often it launched Stinson
L-5s than Piper L-4s. Here's a photo of an LST with a Stinson on the
wi www.pipercubforum.com/lbird.htm



Secondly -- and this has nothing to do with the above question -- I am
interested in purchasing some land out in the country and would like to
be sure I can eventually fly a Cub or Super cub into "my backyard".
Anyone know how many acres are needed for a decent grass landing strip?
Please no answers like "2 acres can be attempted/CIA bush style" . I
want safety in mind! I have some options to get maybe around 25 acres,
but not sure if that's enough.

Length is more important than acreage. 2000 feet would be nice, since
a J-3 Cub has no flaps.

Good neighbors are important too.



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On 30 Nov 2005 12:30:01 -0800, "Paul kgyy"
wrote:

If you buy a super cub, you can just about it fly it out of your garage
:-) I think there's a picture going the rounds of someone airborne
while flying out of a hangar somewhere.

That's a Maule, or anyhow the photo I have seen shows a Maule.


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