Backcountry Super Cubs LLC is an American
aircraft manufacturer
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based in
Douglas, Wyoming
Douglas is a city in Converse County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 6,120 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Converse County and the home of the Wyoming State Fair.
History
Douglas was platted in 1886 when the Wyoming C ...
. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of
bush aircraft in the form of kits for
amateur construction.
[Vandermeullen, Richard: ''2012 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide'', Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 44. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851]
Personnel
The company is owned by Bruce Reed, Jason Sanchez and Joe Trujillo. The manager is Bob Lutz.
History
The company was founded in 1998 as Smith Aviation, near
London, Ontario
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,
Canada
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producing kit aircraft. In January 2006, Smith Aviation was sold and moved to
Wyoming
Wyoming () is a U.S. state, state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho to the west, Utah to the south ...
, United States and the name was changed to Turbine Cubs of Wyoming, LLC. In 2009 the name was changed to Backcountry Super Cubs LLC, reflecting the lack of suitable turbine engines available for the aircraft.
Wayne Mackey of
Miles City, Montana designed the
Backcountry Super Cubs Mackey SQ2 in 2008. Being an experienced
Piper PA-18 Super Cub operator Mackey incorporated dozens of changes into the original Piper design to produce the new model.
Aircraft
References
External links
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{{Backcountry Super Cubs aircraft
Aircraft manufacturers of the United States
Homebuilt aircraft