XCub
| CC19-180 XCub | |
|---|---|
| Role | Light aircraft |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Cub Crafters |
| Introduction | June 2016 |
| Status | In production (2016) |
| Number built | 20 (July 2016) |
| Unit cost |
US$297,500 (2016)
|
| Developed from | CubCrafters Carbon Cub EX |
The CubCrafters CC19-180 XCub is an American light aircraft, designed and produced by CubCrafters of Yakima, Washington, introduced in June 2016. The aircraft is supplied complete and ready-to-fly.
The XCub is a development of the CubCrafters Carbon Cub EX, with higher performance and incorporating even more carbon fiber in the structure. It traces its lineage to the 1949-vintage Piper PA-18 Super Cub design.
The XCub was developed in secret over a six-year period, 2010-2016, and was not publicly announced until Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) FAR 23 type certification had been completed. The certification process was completed using company internal resources and did not involve any venture capital, loans or customer deposits.
Type certification for day and night visual flight rules was granted by the FAA on 2 June 2016.
The aircraft features a cantilever V-strut-braced high-wing, a two-seats-in-tandem enclosed cockpit accessed via doors, fixed aluminium sprung conventional landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.
The aircraft is made from welded CNC-milled 4130 steel tubing, with its flying surfaces covered in doped aircraft fabric. Its 34.3 ft (10.5 m) span wing has an area of 174.8 sq ft (16.24 m2) and mounts flaps. The controls are driven by torque tubes, instead of cables, with the aileron tubes running inside the V-struts. The standard engine available is the 180 hp (134 kW) Lycoming O-360-C1 four-stroke powerplant, driving a Hartzell Trailblazer composite, constant speed propeller.
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