Xtra interesting article in P&P that arrived digitally today!

[Merlinspop]

Looking forward to watching the further development of the new XCub. Looks fantastic! Kudos to Jim and the whole CC Team!

[Cubrath]

What's the new XCub for this of us that don't have a Plane&Pilot subscription??

[marcusadolfsson]

http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news...-226355-1.html

New Part 23 plane, based on CarbonCub, 300k

Cub Crafters, well known for its high-performance Carbon Cub LSA, has rolled up a new Part 23 airplane called the XCub. Based on the Carbon Cub, which is itself an offshoot of Piper's original Super Cub, the new aircraft is lighter and faster than previous entrants in the utility market and the company is calling the new airplane a sport utility aircraft.Equipped with a 180-HP Lycoming with a fixed-pitch prop and a new spring aluminum landing gear, Cub Crafters says the XCub is the fastest Cub-type aircraft available, with cruising speeds of about 145 MPH. The XCub can be equipped with a variety of tires and also a float system being developed by Wipaire. The XCub, which uses even more carbon fiber material than the Carbon Cub, has a useful load of 1084 pounds on a gross weight of 2300 pounds.
The airplane also has a luxurious interior with leather seats equipped with memory foam inserts and no fewer than 10 storage pockets scattered through the cabin, including a custom mount for an iPad or other tablet for the rear-seat passenger. One unique design element is control rods in place of cables, which are hidden inside the XCub's struts. AVweb recently visited Cub Crafters and shot this video on the new aircraft. Initial price will be $297,500 for the launch edition, according to Cub Crafters' Randy Lervold.

[marcusadolfsson]

Also

http://www.cubcrafters.com/news/101-...-flagship-xcub

http://xcub.com

[Cubrath]

Wow, very nice! I didn't hear empty weight numbers in the video. I'm guessing 1300 empty with a 1000# usefull. I think it will sell well!

[odosou]

Very nice! As a future kit builder, I hope that some of these changes (dorsal fin, spring gear, ailerons, cs prop) could be integrated into the kit for higher speeds.

[Brad Damm]

http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news...-226355-1.html

New Part 23 plane, based on CarbonCub, 300k

Equipped with a 180-HP Lycoming with a fixed-pitch prop and a new spring aluminum landing gear, Cub Crafters says the XCub is the fastest Cub-type aircraft available, with cruising speeds of about 145 MPH. The XCub can be equipped with a variety of tires and also a float system being developed by Wipaire. The XCub, which uses even more carbon fiber material than the Carbon Cub, has a useful load of 1084 pounds on a gross weight of 2300 pounds.

Just for reference, the XCub has a 78" Hartzell composite constant speed prop, not a fixed pitch like the article mentions.

Thanks,

[twoeleven]

Wow, very nice! I didn't hear empty weight numbers in the video. I'm guessing 1300 empty with a 1000# usefull. I think it will sell well!

The www.xcub.com site lists the specs, you were close! It says 1216 in the base configuration.

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Waiting to see the used CC inventory swell😋

Larry.

[Dan L]

I'm impressed. A Husky killer I'd say.

Any chance of of having at the Winifred fly in later this week?

Dan

[John Whitish]

Any chance of of having at the Winifred fly in later this week?

Unfortunately, we can't get XCub to Winifred, but it will be at Johnson Creek.