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The CubCrafters Carbon Cub EX (EX - Experimental) is an American amateur-built aircraft, designed and produced by Cub Crafters of Yakima, Washington. The aircraft is supplied as a kit for amateur construction.[1]

Carbon Cub EX
Role Amateur-built aircraft
National origin United States
Manufacturer Cub Crafters
Status In production (2012)
Number built 5 (2011)
Developed from Piper PA-18 Super Cub
Variants CubCrafters XCub

Design and development


The Carbon Cub EX features a strut-braced high-wing, a two-seats-in-tandem enclosed cockpit that is 24 in (61 cm) wide and accessed via a door, fixed conventional landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration. The design is related to the company's CubCrafters Carbon Cub SS light-sport aircraft, but adapted to the US experimental amateur-built category.[1]

Fuselage of a CubCrafters Carbon Cub
Fuselage of a CubCrafters Carbon Cub

The aircraft's airframe is made from welded steel tubing, aluminum and the judicious use of carbon fiber, covered in doped aircraft fabric. Its 34.2 ft (10.4 m) span wing has an area of 179 sq ft (16.6 m2) and mounts flaps. The aircraft's recommended engine power is 100 to 180 hp (75 to 134 kW) and standard engines used include the 100 hp (75 kW) Continental O-200, the 180 hp (134 kW) Lycoming O-360 and the 180 hp (134 kW) ECi CC340 four-stroke powerplant. Construction time from the supplied kit ranges from 700 to 1100 hours (Depending on builder experience).[1]

In August 2022, a new engine option was introduced, the 186 hp (139 kW) CC363i F/P, equipped with a constant-speed propeller.[2]


Operational history


By December 2016 four examples had been registered in the United States with the Federal Aviation Administration and six with Transport Canada.[3][4]


Variants


Carbon Cub EX-2
Kit built variant
Carbon Cub EX-3
Kit built variant with a Superior Air Parts CC363i engine and increased gross weight.[5]
Carbon Cub FX-2
Factory-builder assist variant
Carbon Cub FX-3
Factory-builder assist variant with a Superior Air Parts CC363i engine and increased gross weight.[5]

Specifications (Carbon Cub EX)


Data from Kitplanes[1]

General characteristics

Performance


References


  1. Vandermeullen, Richard: 2012 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide, Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 49. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851
  2. O'Connor, Kate (15 August 2022). "CubCrafters Introduces New Engine For Experimental Carbon Cubs". AVweb. Archived from the original on 15 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  3. Federal Aviation Administration (3 December 2012). "Make / Model Inquiry Results". Retrieved 3 December 2012.
  4. Transport Canada (3 December 2012). "Canadian Civil Aircraft Register". Retrieved 3 December 2012.
  5. "General Aviation News". Air-Britain Aviation World. Air-Britain. Spring 2018. p. 30. ISSN 1742-996X.





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