CubCrafters
Aircraft manufacturer
Cub Crafters, Inc. (styled CubCrafters) is an aircraft manufacturer based in Yakima, Washington.
History
The company was founded in 1980 by Jim Richmond to build parts and supplementary type certificate (STC) modifications for the Piper PA-18 Super Cub. Its CC18-180 Top Cub was Federal Aviation Administration-certified on December 16, 2004, and remained in production in February 2017.
The CC18-180 Top Cub was granted a type certificate (TC) by Transport Canada on 23 July 2008 and achieved Australian certification in August that year. In July 2015 the company announced that it had sold the TC for the CC18 to the Liaoning Cub Aircraft Corporation of China. CubCrafters licences the TC back to continue to produce the aircraft for the non-Chinese market. The Liaoning Cub Aircraft Corporation plans to produce the design for flight training, aerial photography, mapping, agriculture and personal use.
CubCrafters also produces a light-sport aircraft, the CC11-100 Sport Cub, based on the original Piper J-3 Cub's appearance. The Carbon Cub replaces many aluminium parts with carbon fiber to lighten the empty weight and allow for additional payload.
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