A brief walkaround and description of my Cub Crafters Carbon Cub FX3.
It an experimental/amateur built airplane operated with an experimental airworthiness certificate.
It weights about 1190 lbs empty equipped as seen here, except without the fuel pod or backseat; about 1225 with those two items installed. Maximum takeoff weight is 2000 lbs. It takes off in about 200 feet with just me in it and full fuel in the wings, with calm wind at sea level. It lands in about the same distance. Its cruise speed with the 31" bushwheel tires is about 130 mph true airspeed at 4000-6000 feet burning 12 gallons per hour of 100LL fuel. That's at full throttle and 2500 RPM. Its range is about 800 miles at long range cruise power, which gives ~ 110 mph True airspeed, burning 7.5 gallons per hour. I expect these performance numbers to improve/increase when I put skis on this winter.
The engine is a Cub Crafters "cc363i" which is built by Lycoming, who designates the engine a YIO-360-EXP128. It's a 186 HP 4 cylinder fuel injected engine with a dual lightspeed electronic ignition and a Hartzell trailblazer 83" composite constant speed propeller. Engine compression ratio is 9:1 so it's not approved for car gas.
Cub Crafters has a builder assist program, so my work on the airplane was done over 2 visits the factory totaling about 7 days. I completed 51% of a list specified tasks from the FAA in order to be designated the builder of the aircraft. I cut fuselage tubing, formed wing ribs on presses, riveted and installed the flaps and ailerons, installed the tires, installed the seats, cut control cables and electrical wiring, assisted in welding the fuselage, fabricated control surface bushings, installed said bushings along with all control surfaces themselves, formed/shaped stabilizer tubing then positioned it in jigs prior to welding, cut carbon fiber and poured resin into molds for cowlings and interior panels, cut the fabric for the fuselage and wing skin, and a lot more.
