"G. Burkhart" wrote in message
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"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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The J-3 didn't. I believe one of the Chief's didn't. I think mixture
was an optional item on all the 40's 65hp planes. Even when you had
mixture, it didn't do anything on the ground. It only effected you at
cruise power.

Thanks, all, for the info about mixture-less aircraft. I've only flown
a
Cub once, and (apparently) never noticed the lack of a mixture control.
(I
don't think I ever touched the throttle -- the guy in back was working
the
power...) And I sure had no idea that this feature (or lack thereof)
was
universal to so many small-engined, older airplanes.

There's a few features that older aircraft don't have. Some with the
Stromberg (?) carbs have them safety wired fully rich and use the mag
switch
to shut down. It's kind of like shutting off a computer by just pulling
the
power cord out of the wall.

Actually it is like shutting off your car. Not a big deal by any means.