Backcountry Super Cubs Supercruiser
| Supercruiser | |
|---|---|
| Role | Amateur-built aircraft
|
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Backcountry Super Cubs |
| Status | In production (2012) |
| Number built | 140 |
| Developed from | Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser |
The Backcountry Super Cubs Supercruiser is an American
amateur-built aircraft, designed and produced by Backcountry Super Cubs of Douglas, Wyoming. The aircraft is based upon the design of the Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser and is supplied as a kit for amateur construction.[1]
Design and development
The Supercruiser features a
high wing, a three-seat 36 in (91 cm) wide enclosed cockpit, fixed conventional landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration. The aircraft seats the pilot in front and two passengers in the rear on a bench seat.[1]
The aircraft
four-stroke powerplant. Construction time from the supplied kit is 1200 hours.[1]
Operational history
By December 2011, 140 examples had been reported as completed and flown.[1]
Specifications (Supercruiser)
Data from Kitplanes[1]
General characteristics
- Crew: one
- Capacity: two passengers
- Length: 21 ft (6.4 m)
- Wingspan: 38.1 ft (11.6 m)
- Wing area: 170 sq ft (16 m2)
- Empty weight: 1,200 lb (544 kg)
- Gross weight: 2,400 lb (1,089 kg)
- Fuel capacity: 48 U.S. gallons (180 L; 40 imp gal)
- Powerplant: 1 × four stroke aircraft engine, 180 hp (130 kW)
- Propellers: 2-bladed constant speed propeller
Performance
- Cruise speed: 115 mph (185 km/h, 100 kn)
- Stall speed: 28 mph (45 km/h, 24 kn)
- Range: 580 mi (930 km, 500 nmi)
- Rate of climb: 1,000 ft/min (5.1 m/s)
- Wing loading: 14.1 lb/sq ft (69 kg/m2)