CubCrafters Carbon Cub SS

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High wing single piston light aircraft. Includes the variants Carbon Cub EX-3, an experimental amateur built (E-AB) kit, and the Carbon Cub FX-3, the company’s FX (Factory eXperimental) builder assist version.

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Lift type

Fixed wing

Assembly

Factory-built, Kit-built

Control

Piloted

Engine type

Piston

Application

Sport

Design & construction

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Airframe & structure

Primary structure

Aluminium

Wing

Composite

Landing gear

Fixed tailwheel

Ice protection

None

Pressurisation

Unpressurised

Systems & avionics

Flight controls

Mechanical

Avionics architecture

Standalone glass

Configuration & certification

Wing position

High

Planform

Straight

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Tail

Conventional

Minimum crew

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Type variants

Variant	Launch / first flight	Notes
CubCrafters Carbon Cub SS	2006 / 2005	Production: 16 (2026) GAMA: CubCrafters Carbon Cub LSA & E/A-B. Two-seat tandem kitbuilt lightplane.
CubCrafters Carbon Cub EX	2007 / 2007	Experimental amateur (EX)/factory experimental builder (FX) assist kits, includes EX, EX/FX-2, and EX/FX-3.
CubCrafters Carbon Cub UL	2023 / 2023	Production: 57 (2012) GAMA: CubCrafters CC11 Carbon Cub SS. Lighter variant, with increased performance compared to the Carbon Club SS.
CubCrafters Carbon Cub ULT	2026 /	Turboprop-powered MOSAIC variant.

Airframer

Cub Crafters Inc.

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