The Aces High Cuby is a family of

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single engine, high wing,

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-braced, light sports planes with

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that was marketed for homebuilding by Aces High Light Aircraft of

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.Cliche, Andre: ''Ultralight Aircraft Shopper's Guide'' 8th Edition, page B-13. Cybair Limited Publishing, 2001. Armstrong, Kenneth: ''Choosing Your Homebuilt – the one you will finish and fly! Second Edition'', pages 163–165. Butterfield Press, 1993. Purdy, Don: ''AeroCrafter – Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook'', page 89. BAI Communications. The aircraft design was available in two versions, the single-seat Cuby I and side-by-side two-seat Cuby II. Aces High went out of business in the 1990s and the kits are no longer available.

Development

The Cuby

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is constructed from welded

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tubing, covered with

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. The wings are built around an

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spar and D-cell and also fabric-covered. The conventional landing gear includes bungee-suspended main wheels and a steerable tail wheel. The controls are conventional three-axis, with no flaps fitted to the wing. The aircraft were available as kits or as completed aircraft and were designed to look and fly similarly to a

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. The kit price for the Cuby I was

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11,350, including the propeller and

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engine. The Cuby II features a wide cabin and a large baggage compartment behind the side-by-side seats. The aircraft was

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and put into production in

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for sale in Europe. In North America the Cuby II was sold for US$15,662.76, complete with propeller,

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powerplant, paint and fabric in 1988. Available options included folding wings, floats and an agricultural spray kit. Reviewer Ken Armstrong, flying the Cuby II prototype with the single carburetor version of the

said:

Variants

;Cuby I :Single seat, standard engine

, qualified as a US FAR 103 ''Ultralight Vehicle'' with an empty weight of and as Canadian basic ultra-light, advanced ultra-light or amateur-built aircraft ;Cuby II :Two seat, standard engine

, qualified as a US amateur-built and Canadian basic ultra-light, advanced ultra-light or amateur-built aircraft. More than 200 completed and flying.

Specifications (Cuby II)

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Photo of Cuby II
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Development

Variants

Specifications (Cuby II)

See also

References

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