Belite Ultra Cub

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Ultra Cub
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General information
TypeUltralight aircraft
National origin United States
Manufacturer Belite Aircraft
Designer
James Wiebe
Number built1
History
Introduction date2012

The Belite Ultra Cub is an ultralight aircraft built by Belite Aircraft and intended as a tribute to the Piper Cub on the occasion of its 75th anniversary. The UltraCub was introduced at AirVenture 2012. [1]

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Design and development

The Ultra Cub is a single-engine, single-place, strut-braced high-wing monoplane with either tricycle or conventional landing gear. The fuselage is constructed of riveted aluminum tubing with Dacron fabric substrate and (optionally) Oracal (adhesive vinyl) colored covering. The wing spar is aluminum with birch wood ribs, although a carbon fiber spar option is available. The wings can be folded for ground transportation or storage. The landing gear is made from spring steel. Storage includes three under-seat lockers. The turtledeck is removable. The standard engine used is the 45 hp (34 kW) Half VW four-stroke powerplant. [1] [2]

Variants

Sealite
Version first flown in December 2013, equipped with amphibious floats and with an empty weight of 338 lb (153 kg). [3]

Specifications (Ultra Cub)

Data from Manufacturer and KitPlanes [1]

General characteristics

Performance

See also

Related development

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

References

  1. 1 2 3 Bernard, Mary and Suzanne B. Bopp: Belite:UltraCub, Kitplanes, Volume 29, Number 12, December 2012, page 46. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851
  2. "Ultra Cub". Archived from the original on October 11, 2012. Retrieved August 18, 2012.
  3. Niles, Russ (December 17, 2013). "Ultralight Amphib Flies". Avweb.com. Retrieved December 19, 2013.