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RAMP APPEAL
BY JULIE SUMMERS WALKER
QUICK LOOK
LOOKING TO BUY?
See how the Top Cub
measures up:
How much: $210,000
to $225,000 used
(options such as skis
and floats extra)
Buy it: If your
Indiana Jones
spirit needs some
excitement and you
want to get your
fedora out of storage.
Skip it: If you're a
suit-and-tie type who
only loves the office...
but remember, when
they are dying, no
one ever says they
wish they'd spent
more time at work.
Other options
Piper Super Cub,
CubCrafters Carbon
Cub, American
Legend Super
Legend HP, historic
aircraft such as the
J-3 Cub and military
L-4 Grasshopper.
CUBCRAFTERS TOP CUB
BUILDING ON A LEGACY
FIRST THERE WAS THE PIPER J-3 CUB. INTRODUCED IN THE 1930S,
the sprightly little airplane became synonymous with early flight.
Its cheerful propeller face and sunny yellow paint scheme made it
the darling of the low and slow crowd. Piper built on its popularity
with the Super Cub in 1949. More rugged, tougher, and stronger,
the PA-18 took daring pilots into the wilds of Alaska, the backcountry
of the west, and mountain wilderness. Then came Jim
Richmond. An inventor and airframe and powerplant mechanic, he
sold his home heating company in 1980 to invest in renovations to
existing Cubs and then to introduce his own version of his favorite
airplane. The Top Cub from his Yakima, Washington, company
CubCrafters was introduced in 2004. It is a modern iteration of the
PA-18 but even more rugged, tougher, and stronger. You can put it
on tundra tires and venture into the outback, attach skis and land
on the glaciers in Alaska, or strap on some amphibious floats and
skim the clear blue waters of the Caribbean. As the CubCrafters
advertising slogan for the Top Cub says: " Take off and land where
no airplane has dared to go. "
julie.walker@aopa.org
FLIGHT TRAINING MARCH/APRIL 2023
15
CubCrafters Top Cub
SPECIFICATIONS
Powerplant
Seats
Length
Height
Wingspan
Empty weight
Useful load
PERFORMANCE
Cruise speed
Top speed
Stall speed
For more information
Lycoming O-360, 180 hp
2
23 ft 6 in
8 ft 5 in
35 ft 3 in
1,200 lb
>1,000 lb
112 mph
120 mph
48 mph
cubcrafters.com
MIKE FIZER

http://www.cubcrafters.com

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Flight Training - March/April 2023 - Intro
Flight Training - March/April 2023 - Cover1
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