The CubCrafters CC11-160 Carbon Cub SS is an

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based on the

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Cub Crafters Cub Crafters, Inc. (often styled CubCrafters) is an aircraft manufacturer based in Yakima, Washington. Founded in 1980, by Jim Richmond, to build parts and supplementary type certificate (STC) modifications for the Piper PA-18 Super Cub, its ...

. 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

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. The carbon cowling weighs . The fuselage is welded SAE 4130 chrome-molybdenum steel tubing with fabric covering. The wings are fitted with

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, is developed with Engine Components International, Inc. (ECi),

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purchased Danbury Aerospace in 2015, of which Engine Components International, Inc. in San Antonio, Texas, was a division. using dual electronic ignition and ECi O-320 cylinders. The engine is rated at per hour fuel consumption at an cruise setting. File:CC11-160 Carbon Cub.JPG, An early Carbon Cub SS on

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of a CubCrafters Carbon Cub File:24-8015 CubCrafters CC11-160 Carbon Cub SS (11471335156).jpg, Carbon Cub interior with an

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(displaying an Australian VFR navigational chart) File:Carbon Cub 55.JPG, Carbon Cub SS under maintenance

Variants

; CubCrafters CC11-100 Sport Cub S2 :An O-200 powered LSA variant ;

CubCrafters Carbon Cub EX 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.Vandermeullen, Richard: ''2012 Kit ...

: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

Specifications (Carbon Cub SS)

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