{"id":5550,"date":"2020-06-18T08:26:54","date_gmt":"2020-06-18T15:26:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cubcrafters.com\/c\/?p=5550"},"modified":"2020-08-25T22:40:26","modified_gmt":"2020-08-26T05:40:26","slug":"cubcrafters-nosewheel-xcub-headed-for-production","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cubcrafters.com\/c\/2020\/06\/cubcrafters-nosewheel-xcub-headed-for-production\/","title":{"rendered":"CubCrafters Nosewheel XCub Headed for Production"},"content":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/cubcrafters.com\/c\/2020\/06\/cubcrafters-nosewheel-xcub-headed-for-production\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 80%; height: auto; margin: left;\" src=\"https:\/\/cubcrafters.com\/c\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/NX-Montains-medium-res.jpeg\" \/><\/a>\n<p><strong>Public Market Survey Effort Complete<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>Yakima, Washington \u2013 June 18th, 2020: Following a year-long public Market Survey effort, light aircraft manufacturer CubCrafters has officially decided to certify and offer a nosewheel option for its flagship Part 23 certified aircraft, the CC-19 XCub.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cPutting a nosewheel on a modern Cub type aircraft certainly surprised some people, but the overwhelming public response has been positive, especially among the more than 300 pilots that have had the opportunity to fly the airplane during the Market Survey phase,\u201d comments Brad Damm, CubCrafters VP of Sales &#038; Marketing. \u201cA nosewheel equipped XCub is a very easy airplane to fly that takes off shorter, lands shorter, and cruises faster than the tailwheel version. Once a pilot is in the airplane and experiences it, the advantages are obvious.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEngaging our customers in a Market Survey effort for this new nosewheel option has been hugely important,\u201d says Patrick Horgan, President of CubCrafters. \u201cWe went into this process not entirely sure if the market wanted to accept a nosewheel-type personal adventure Cub. There is no question now; we\u2019ve had people wanting to place deposits for this aircraft from day one. Our customers have made it very clear that they want us to build this airplane.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The company also notes that hundreds of hours of real-world use by a variety of pilots of varying skill levels during the Market Survey phase led to many design improvements that wouldn\u2019t otherwise have been possible in an internal-only development setting. Current and prospective customers were able to have a large influence on the final design of the nosewheel option for the aircraft.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe added capabilities and value offered by the new nosewheel option are game-changing\u201d continues Horgan. \u201cThe XCub is easily convertible between nosewheel and tailwheel, so you really get two airplanes in one. A fast, modern, easy-to-fly, tricycle gear aircraft and a traditional big-tire tailwheel Cub together. Both are very capable STOL aircraft designed for the backcountry missions that CubCrafters\u2019 airplanes have always excelled at.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With an extremely robust trailing-link nosewheel assembly and large tundra tires as an option for the mains, the nosewheel equipped XCub is capable of handling primitive landing strips and most off-airport type operations. Landing loads on the nosewheel are transmitted to the airframe by a heavy-duty truss designed just for this application, and the entire nosewheel assembly itself is a bolt-on option that can be removed should the owner want to convert the airplane to a tailwheel configuration.<br \/>\n\u201cThis is something I\u2019ve looked forward to for a long time,\u201d comments Jim Richmond, CubCrafters\u2019 Founder and CEO. \u201cI\u2019ve always believed that back-country flying should be open to more than just tailwheel rated pilots, and it\u2019s exciting to see that vision now becoming a reality!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The XCub program has achieved a number of significant milestones in its short history. After initial FAA certification in June of 2016, the XCub was the first United States General Aviation aircraft to achieve non-TSO\u2019d avionics approval for the Garmin G3X system in 2017. In 2019, CubCrafters collaborated with Lycoming and Hartzell to offer the new lightweight CC393i fuel injected 215 horsepower engine and a new high-performance PathFinder 3-bladed composite propeller, for the XCub. <\/p>\n<p>Badged as the \u201cNX Cub\u201d for aircraft leaving the Factory in the nosewheel configuration, the new tricycle gear option is available now on experimental XCubs through the company\u2019s Builder Assist program, and CubCrafters expects to achieve FAA Part 23 certification in early 2021. <\/p>\n<p>For more information, contact CubCrafters or your local Certified Sales Center.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About CubCrafters<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CubCrafters was founded in 1980 by its current owner and CEO, Jim Richmond, and is located at McAllister Field Airport (YKM) in Yakima, Washington. CubCrafters\u2019 roots are in the 90-year history of classic Cub-type aircraft, but its products and services are innovative and completely modern. CubCrafters designs and manufactures Part 23 Certified, LSA and Experimental aircraft. The company\u2019s flagship XCub aircraft substantially expands the mission profile of personal adventure aviation aircraft with its higher speed, longer range and larger payload, and is now offered in both experimental and certified versions. The Top Cub, with a useful load of over 1,000 lbs., is the most up-to-date iteration of the historic Super Cub available. Now in its 3rd generation, the Carbon Cub has redefined expectations of \u201cbackcountry aircraft\u201d with its lightweight, powerful engine options, and breathtaking performance. 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