ASTM
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certified
light-sport aircraft
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based on the
Piper J-3 Cub
The Piper J-3 Cub is an American light aircraft that was built between 1938 and 1947 by Piper Aircraft. The aircraft has a simple, lightweight design which gives it good low-speed handling properties and short-field performance. The Cub is Pi ...
manufactured by CubCrafters. It is modernized with light-weight carbon fiber components and a engine.Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: ''World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16'', page 42. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015.
In January 2016, the Carbon Cub was named AVweb's "Airplane of the Year" for 2015.
Development
The Carbon Cub SS was originally named the "CubCrafters Super Sport Cub". In order to maintain certification under American Light Sport Aircraft limitations the maximum takeoff power is limited to five minutes.
Design
The Carbon Cub SS uses a carbon fiber spinner and air-induction scoop. The Carbon Cub weighs less than a Piper PA-18 Super Cub. The carbon cowling weighs . The fuselage is welded SAE 4130 chrome-molybdenum steel tubing with fabric covering. The wings are fitted with
vortex generator
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Variants
; CubCrafters CC11-100 Sport Cub S2
:An O-200 powered LSA variant
; CubCrafters Carbon Cub EX
:An experimental kit variant of the Carbon Cub SS with a gross weight of .Vandermeullen, Richard: ''2012 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide'', Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 49. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851