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Backcountry Super CubsExperimental & kit · Fixed-wing · United States

Super Cub

Seats
2 2
Power
150 hp112 kW
Cruise
100 kt185 km/h
US register
51 aircraft51 aircraft
Backcountry Super Cubs Super Cub
Backcountry Super Cubs Super Cub
Backcountry Super Cubs Super Cub
Photo: Jonathan Payne from Ayr, United Kingdom · CC BY-SA 2.0Photo: James from Cheltenham, Gloucestershire · CC BY-SA 2.0Photo: James from Cheltenham, Gloucestershire · CC BY-SA 2.0

About the Super Cub

The Backcountry Super Cubs SUPER CUB is an amateur-built, fixed-wing aircraft configured as a two-seat, single-engine monoplane. Built for pilots and operators requiring utility performance, it is well-suited for demanding environments such as bush flying, banner towing, and glider towing.

Originating from a lineage that traces back through earlier Piper Cub designs, the aircraft utilizes a traditional fabric-covered steel tube frame layout. Over the course of a long production history encompassing thousands of airframes, the type became renowned for its short-field takeoff and landing capabilities. It has inspired a vast array of aftermarket modifications, making completely stock examples exceptionally rare.

Engines fitted

20 aircraft
EnginePowerShare of fleetAircraft
Lycoming O-360 180 hp 10
Lycoming YIO-390 210 hp 6
Lycoming O-235 115 hp 2
Lycoming O-320 180 hp 2

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