YAKIMA, Washington — CubCrafters reports its Carbon Cub UL has officially entered production, with the first customer deliveries scheduled to begin in the second quarter of 2025.
The Carbon Cub UL is offered as a factory-built Light Sport Aircraft (LSA) and as a factory builder assist Experimental Amateur Built (EAB) aircraft.
Powered by the new Rotax 916 iS engine, a turbocharged multifuel engine, the Carbon Cub UL can run on either traditional avgas or newer unleaded fuels, according to company officials.
Designed for backcountry flying, the new model includes options for tundra tires, floats, or skis.
CubCrafters officials note the company “has invested heavily in the newest prepreg composite, titanium, and other material advancements for the Carbon Cub UL, which has resulted in an astonishingly low basic empty weight of only 807 pounds.”
In the current LSA category the aircraft can carry two adults and full fuel, while in the EAB category it has a useful load that is larger than the empty weight of the aircraft.
The UL has been designed to take advantage the FAA’s new Modernization of Special Airworthiness Certification (MOSAIC) rules, and can be upgraded to take advantage of the increased performance that the new rules are expected to allow for LSA when implemented, CubCrafters officials added.
The first production Carbon Cub ULs will be delivered to customers in the second quarter of 2025, and the company is accepting deposits into 2026.
For more information: CubCrafters.com
The comparison of the models $$ https://cubcrafters.com/compare
They’re not inexpensive, starting at $255k, and $420K.
The kits appear to be in the $200k range.
So, at $100K , an old Cessna 172 looks reasonable.!
Here we go again. No price information here or in the linked page.
MAKE FLYING AFFORDABLE AGAIN!
In the 1960s a blue-collar worker made enough to buy a nice house and have money left over for a Piper Cub or a Cessna. Now hangar rents are more than house payments of the 1960s and the aircraft are produced only for the top one percent income bracket.
Every article should have a projected cost to buy, maintain and insure every aircraft. Of course costs will vary, but at least write about some basic information regarding the cost of ownership. Perhaps then some energetic young minds will enter the industry and start building affordable aircraft once again.
If America wants more competent pilots, quit playing DEI games and just make flying more affordable again then young men will flock to the affordable new planes, building flying skill and experience.
What’s DEI have to do with the price of aircraft?
The approximate cost to own and fly a Cessna 172 or Piper Warrior, here in rural No. California is about $1,000 per month. This does not include to cost to buy the aircraft.
The major costs are fuel, hangar and insurance, in that order.
A complex aircraft will cost substantially more to operate and maintain.
AOPA and others have aircraft operating cost calculators.