Aero-TV Keeps Up With This Week's Theme Of Sport Aviation...
With The Sport Cub S2
The folks of CubCrafters intro'd the Sport Cub S2 at Oshkosh
this year... boasting that the bird incorporated "more than 100 new
standard features, options and design improvements." While we
haven't actually stopped to count them all, it's obvious that
considerable effort was expended on this newest Cub by folks who
look at all things "Cub" with the greatest of expertise.
The Sport Cub S2 offers more interior space than it's closest
relative, the Top Cub... being some 4" wider at shoulder for both
pilot and copilot. The panel has been moved 4" forward (your knees
will thank them...) and the door has been widened by 4 inches, to
boot. Safety features include 2nd-Generation AmSafe Airbags for
both the Pilot and the passenger, as well as inertia reel shoulder
harnesses. This Cub has dispensed with header tanks and
offers sight gauges for both tanks (a total of 25 gallons). And, of
course, the aircraft has been designed in compliance with ASTM LSA
protocols.
The SportCub S2 is powered by a 100 HP Continental O-200 which
pulls it around the sky at a top speed of 122 mph and a cruise
speed of 103 mph. Using the same airfoil as the Super Cub, the S2
takes off with a ground roll of 415 ft, and needs a total of 975
feet to clear the typical 50 foot obstacle. With a rate of climb of
790 fpm, the O-200 sips but 4 or 5 gallons per hour, and offers a
typical maximum range of 5 hours of about 450 miles. Landings
require 1040 over the 50 footer but the actual ground requirements
may be as little as 245 ft. Thanks to generously proportioned flaps
and VGs, stall speeds vary between 32 mph (Vs0) and 40 mph
(clean-Vs1).
The Sport Cub has an empty weight of 848 lbs, a gross weight of
1320 lbs., (up to 1430 pounds on floats) and a max useful load of
472 pounds. Its maximum payload (with full tank) is 328 lbs. The
base price--ready to fly--for the Sport Cub S2, is $119,500.
More Than A Cub... Let's Look At The Sport
Cub S2
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If you've been an observer of the media and associated media
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We've been ready to go for a while, but to be honest, there's so
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complete feature shown above is embedded in this
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