The American Legend AL3C-100 and American Legend AL11C-100 are new design

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inspired by the

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and Super Cub.Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: ''World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16'', page 28. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015.

Design

The Legend Cub is built closely along the lines of the original Piper Cub with modern materials, engines and instruments. The aircraft is a

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seat monoplane with

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. The

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is constructed with welded steel tubing with doped Superflite

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. In April 2015 the Super Legend design was further developed with the addition of a greater number of carbon fibre components, including doors, floorboards, the

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and the wingtip bows. Avionic upgrades include

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G3X avionics and a FreeFlight Systems 1201 WAAS GPS sensor, Trig Mode S and 1090ES ADS-B Out

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Variants

; Diesel Engine : In July 2015, American Legend Aircraft and Superior Air Parts (makers of the Gemini engine) announced that the 100-horsepower Gemini turbo-charged diesel engine would be available in 2016 as an option throughout the American Legend product line. The engine burns widely available Jet A and/or diesel fuel; an important consideration as normal aviation 100LL gasoline is expensive or unavailable in many remote areas. Power, price and weight are said to be comparable to the existing

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avgas engine, but with a 20% lower fuel burn. ;AL11C-100 :Designed to resemble a Piper PA-11 Cub Special with an enclosed cowling. ;AL3C-100 :Designed to resemble a

with cylinders exposed through the cowling. ;AL11J-120 :Powered with a

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engine.

;AL18 Super Legend :

Lycoming IO-233 The Lycoming IO-233 is a non-certified four-cylinder, air-cooled, horizontally opposed piston aircraft engine that produces between and . The IO-233 is a development of the Lycoming O-235, which is itself a derivative of the older Lycoming O- ...

powered variant designed to resemble a

Piper PA-18 The Piper PA-18 Super Cub is a two-seat, single-engine monoplane. Introduced in 1949 by Piper Aircraft, it was developed from the PA-11 Cub Special, and traces its lineage back through the J-3 Cub to the Taylor E-2 Cub of the 1930s. In close ...

Super Cub. Kevlar and carbon fiber floats certified for aircraft in 2015. 2015 Super Legend re-engined with Lycoming YO-233 115hp variant accepting 100LL AvGas and Automotive Fuel. TexasSportCub

;MOAC :The ''Mother of all Cubs'' model is a modification of the AL18 for back country flying and off-airport operations, with shock absorbing landing gear and a Continental Titan O-340 engine of . Introduced in July 2020, it features large flaps that deploy to 40°,

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s and square wingtips all intended to improve low-speed handling. The variant is available as a

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Design

Variants

Specifications (AL3C-100)

See also

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