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- From: aboyd@quantum.on.ca (Andrew Boyd)
- Subject: Re: Wag Aero Sport Trainer
- Message-ID: <bdhr7ph@quantum.on.ca>
- Date: Wed, 23 Dec 92 15:17:52 GMT
- Organization: Quantum Software Systems
- References: <BzCxy2.9tq@cmptrc.lonestar.org> <BzMrsy.2I91@austin.ibm.com>
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- In article <BzMrsy.2I91@austin.ibm.com> collier@austin.vnet.ibm.com writes:
- >Haven't actually built one but did get a look at the plans. They are of
- >average quality. Not step by step but sufficient to build. Wag Aero used to
- >advertise as the CUBy until Piper cried foul. There was an excellent example
- >at Kerrville last year, won Plans Built category and it was beautiful. The
- >builder and pilot raved about the plane.
-
- A friend of mine built one of the wag-aero "super sport" cubs. Really
- a 150HP super cub. He does excellent work, everybody drools over his
- plane. Even has a "T" IFR panel/comm/vor/loran/xpndr. He's flown it
- to oshkosh at least once. With the 150HP and all that wing, the STOL
- performance is quite remarkable: 1800 FPM ain't bad.
-
- He likes the wag-aero stuff so much he is building another "super sport"
- cub, this one a floatplane. You should see the floats he built ...
-
- They're an ok a/c to fly if you're not in a hurry. Lotsa wingspan, very
- nice slow speed characteristics. I hate control columns, and love sticks,
- but I didn't much like the slow roll response. I guess you pay for that
- wingspan. Also, if all you've ever flown is cessnas & pipers before,
- the amount of adverse yaw will be an eye-opener - gotta learn to use
- the rudder.
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