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Old 3rd December 2003 | 16:41
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Philip Whiteman
 
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From: Teddington, Middlesex
First pic IS a Super Cub, albeit one fitted with some kind of belly pack. The machine dropped through the ice looks like a straight-tail C170 or similar to me.

You cannot over-use the carb heat control in any A-65 equipped Cub. The little Continental may be one of the most reliable aero engines of all time, but it is highly prone to carb icing.

Little-known factoid: in the USA, Continental motors called themselves just that because, in the early part of the 20th century, technology from the Old World had a far better reputation than the home-grown equivalent. How times change!
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