Backcountry Super Cubs Super Cub
The Backcountry Super Cubs Super Cub, also referred to as the Supercub replica, is an American amateur-built aircraft, designed and produced by Backcountry Super Cubs of Douglas, Wyoming. The aircraft is based on the design of the Piper PA-18 Super Cub and is supplied as a kit for amateur construction.The Super Cub features a strut-braced high-wing, a two-seats-in-tandem enclosed cockpit that is wide, fixed conventional landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.
The aircraft fuselage is made from welded steel tubing, with the wings constructed of aluminum sheet, all covered in doped aircraft fabric. Its span wing has an area of, is supported by "V" struts with jury struts and mounts flaps. The aircraft's recommended engine power range is and standard engines used include the Lycoming O-360 four-stroke powerplant. The aircraft can be fitted with tundra tires for operation on soft or rough surfaces. Construction time from the supplied kit is 1200 hours.By December 2011, 138 examples had been reported as completed and flown.Specifications (Super Cub)
