Knapp Lil Cub

Lil' Cub
Role	Homebuilt aircraft
National origin	United States
Manufacturer	Frank & Kris Knapp
Designer	Frank Knapp
Number built	2

The Cub X or Lil Cub is a STOL homebuilt aircraft.

Development

The Lil Cub is a two-place high wing strut braced aircraft with conventional landing gear and covered with Oratex Aircraft Fabric. The aircraft can take off and land in as little as 11 ft (3 m) with STOL braking techniques. ^{[1] [2]}

Operational history

The Lil Cub Prototype won the 2013 Valdez STOL competition. In mid December 2013, a fire destroyed the first build; however, the aircraft was re-built by May 2014. In 2014, Lil Cub II (Afterburner) won the Valdez STOL competition again, and went on to win the first STOL competition at AirVentures in Oshkosh.^{[ citation needed ]}

In 2017 the aircraft set a new STOL world record at Valdez, with a take off in 13 feet 8 inches, and a landing in 10 feet 5 inches. ^[3]

In 2018, the aircraft set a new STOL world record at Valdez, with a take off in 11 ft 0 inches. ^[4]

Specifications (Lil Cub)

Data from EAA^{[ citation needed ]}

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Empty weight: 685 lb (311 kg)
• Gross weight: 810 lb (367 kg)
• Powerplant: 1 × Continental C-85-8 Horizontally opposed piston, 120 hp (89 kW)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 54 kn (62 mph, 100 km/h)
• Cruise speed: 43 kn (50 mph, 80 km/h)
• Stall speed: 17 kn (20 mph, 32 km/h)

See also

• Piper Cub
• Super Cub

References

1. "Oratex Success Stories" . Retrieved 16 August 2014.
2. "EAAer Wins Valdez". Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
3. "- YouTube". YouTube .
4. https://www.facebook.com/markstursyak/videos/2128811237349056/ ^{[ user-generated source ]}

External links

• Valdez 2013
• Valdez 2014
• Lil Cub Interview Archived 2014-08-19 at the Wayback Machine