Looking forward to watching the further development of the new XCub. Looks fantastic! Kudos to Jim and the whole CC Team!
Looking forward to watching the further development of the new XCub. Looks fantastic! Kudos to Jim and the whole CC Team!
What's the new XCub for this of us that don't have a Plane&Pilot subscription??
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.
N80DB #119 E-LSA / G3X Touch
N80DB #119 E-LSA / G3X Touch
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!
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.
Just for reference, the XCub has a 78" Hartzell composite constant speed prop, not a fixed pitch like the article mentions.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.
Thanks,
Brad Damm - Vice President of Sales and Marketing
CubCrafters - Yakima, Washington
Office: (509) 248-9491
Cell: (509) 961-2313
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.
I'm impressed. A Husky killer I'd say.
Any chance of of having at the Winifred fly in later this week?
Dan
Flying Carbon Cub EX #11 since 2011