Backcountry Super Cubs Supercruiser

Supercruiser
Role Amateur-built aircraft
National origin United States
Manufacturer Backcountry Super Cubs
Status In production (2012)
Number built 140
Unit cost
US$47,000 (kit only, 2011)
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 strut-braced 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 fuselage is made from welded steel tubing, with the wings constructed of aluminum sheet, all covered in doped aircraft fabric. Its 38.1 ft (11.6 m) span wing has an area of 170 sq ft (16 m2), is supported by "V" struts with jury struts and mounts flaps. The aircraft's recommended engine power range is 180 to 240 hp (134 to 179 kW) and standard engines used include the 180 hp (134 kW) Lycoming O-360 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

Performance

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Vandermeullen, Richard: 2012 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide, Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 44. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851

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