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CubCrafters CC18 Top Cub

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High wing single piston light aircraft. Based on Piper PA-18 Super Cub.

Lift type

Fixed wing

Assembly

Factory-built

Control

Piloted

Engine type

Piston

Application

Sport

Design & construction

The aircraft as engineered: what it is built from, the systems it flies with, and its configuration — each box a theme.

Airframe & structure

Wing

Fabric-covered

Landing gear

Fixed tailwheel

Ice protection

None

Pressurisation

Unpressurised

Systems & avionics

Flight controls

Mechanical

Autopilot

None

Avionics architecture

Standalone glass

Configuration & certification

Wing position

High

Planform

Straight

Tail

Conventional

continued

Certification

Part 23

Minimum crew

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Type variants

Variant	Launch / first flight	Production end	Notes
CubCrafters CC18 Top Cub	1999 / 2004		Production: 2 (2020) GAMA: CubCrafters CC18-180 Top Cub. Two-seater lightplane, comes in daytime or day and nightime configurations.

Airframer

Cub Crafters Inc.

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