Two questions about the PIPER CUB

On Wed, 30 Nov 2005 20:47:52 GMT, Maule Driver
wrote:

Tony Piper was one of the first to try out the Brodie Device. Curious
about what reduction in drag would result from removing the landing
gear, he flew off and on the Brodie without wheels-

Wouldn't have been feasible. It was standard practice for Brodie
pilots to be trained to step out onto the landing gear in the event
that the engine quit, in order to prop the plane, thus saving the LST
crew from having to lower the plane to the deck again for a re-start.



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On Thu, 01 Dec 2005 05:14:00 GMT, George Patterson
wrote:

A J-3 takes only 730' to clear
a 50' obstacle

I would not count on this as a regular thing!

One of the Cubs I fly (as seldom as possible) can't get airborne in
730 feet.


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And here I thought the forth dimention was time. LOL

When you first start out it may take 25 acres but as you get better
you can start selling the land to pay for the plane.

No... start buying the surrounding land and lease it to other pilots who
want to live near a runway.

Jose
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Morgans wrote:

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

"Caution - wake turbulence - departing forklift." :-)

George Patterson
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Cub Driver wrote:

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

I'd guess it's a training aircraft.

George Patterson
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wrote:
Howdy folks,
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

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

At the museum (Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, National Air and Space
Museum) we have an L-5 outfitted with a Brodie device. One of the
curators has a copy of the training film and showed it during a docent
training session. I've never heard so much laughter from so many
pilots. The thing does work, but I don't know if I'd try it!

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.

We just bought 2 acres on an airstrip that someone else developed.
Seems an easier way to go, or you can develop it for other folks.

Margy
Thanks for your time folks. I look forward to your response.

Hey Margie, any chance a walk-in can view that film?

On Sun, 04 Dec 2005 12:04:15 -0500, Margy wrote:

wrote:
...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.

I guess it depends on how good a pilot are you?

If you're good you could get a Cub into a small strip, 50x500', which
is just over 1/2 acre... but it's pretty tight. Twice as wide and
twice as long is much more realistic, so I'd think 2-3 acres is a LOT
more realistic... but that's just the strip alone, not much room for a
house, if you could even buy such a narrow strip of land, and you've
got to consider what's around it, tall trees or whatever. A square
1000' on a side is about 23 acres.

-Dana
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Margy wrote:

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?


I have many friends with their own airstrips. The smallest is on 15
acres and goes diagonal on the property from corner to corner and is
1300 feet. No obstacles on the approaches other than a barb wire fence.
I can get my Bonanza in and out of there but not when I am very heavy.
If I as building my own I would have 3000 feet.