CubCrafters begins 2013 calendar giveaway

Are you a CubCrafters’ fan? A highlight of the end of the year for many is the annual CubCrafters calendar, which you can receive by signing up for the company’s email newsletter.

CubCrafters’ 180-hp Carbon Cub SS…Hoo Rah!

We recently completed a full video pilot report (available below) on the CubCrafters Carbon Cub SS. The west coast company’s popular model with a potent 180-horsepower engine leaps off the runway with such enthusiasm it can appear a visual trick. [Read more...]

CubCrafters Carbon Cub SS evolves

After three years in production and a fleet of more than 100 aircraft, the CubCrafters Carbon Cub SS Light-Sport Aircraft (LSA) is evolving for 2013.

Changes include a new cowling design, an improved cabin heat system, a new starter, and a new system voltage monitor, company officials said. New options are also being introduced, including a ground adjustable propeller from Whirl Wind, a GPS-equipped Emergency Locator Transmitter, and new amphibious floats from Aerocet, which are coming soon.

[Read more...]

CubCrafters opens European market

When it receives delivery of a CubCrafters Carbon Cub in early June, directSky will become the aircraft manufacturer’s first dealer to service the European market.

[Read more...]

Cessna takes commanding lead in LSA market

The LSA Market Share numbers are complete for 2011 and we offer them below.

[Read more...]

CubCrafters’ LSAs flying high

For the past 31 years, the name CubCrafters has been synonymous with Super Cubs. But with its entry a few years ago into the world of Light-Sport Aircraft, its name now is tied to one of the most successful LSAs on the market.

[Read more...]

Carbon Cub: The beefy LSA

When the term “light” is applied to aircraft, it can give the impression that the machine is somehow delicate. This is SO not the case when it comes to CubCrafters Carbon Cub LSA.

CubCrafters describes the Carbon Cub SS as an aircraft designed “for the pilot who REALLY wants to push the limits of Light Sport.”

[Read more...]

CubCrafters prepares to make 200th LSA delivery

February will see the delivery of the 200th CC11 series Light Sport Aircraft (LSA) from Yakima, Washington-based light aircraft designer and manufacturer CubCrafters.

[Read more...]

CubCrafters unveils Super Sport Cub

CubCrafters recently unveiled the Super Sport Cub, the company’s most powerful aircraft.

Available immediately, the LSA is a stronger and more powerful version of CubCrafters’ SportCubCrafters Super Cub  Cub S2, according to officials at the Yakima, Wash.-based company.

[Read more...]

CubCrafters begins shipping Carbon Cub kits

CubCrafters recently shipped the first three Carbon Cub wing kits and the first Carbon Cub fuselage kit.

CubCrafters is producing the kits at a rate of two per month, according to company officials.

“The first builder has the wings complete and is working on the fuselage kit,” said Mitch Travis, kit program manager.

[Read more...]