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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nA short video of recent quincycle landing gear ground taxi\ntesting was released by the company can be seen on YouTube at this link: https:\/\/youtu.be\/hFHPdhCmQGo<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n
CubCrafters, a\nleading designer and manufacturer of Light-Sport and Part 23 Certified\naircraft, is testing a new backcountry landing gear configuration that the\ncompany conceived to dramatically reduce the potential for ground loops in\nbackcountry flying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Recognizing recent industrywide calls from regulators,\ninsurance companies, and many in the pilot community to continue with safety\ninnovation in the backcountry, the company sees broad applications for this new\ntechnology with flight training companies, various Government customers, and\nprivate aviators that just want a safer way to experience flying in remote\nareas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Patrick Horgan, CEO of CubCrafters explains, \u201cHere at\nCubCrafters we are always thinking about safety, and this is the most robust\nlanding gear configuration ever put on a Cub type aircraft. It is 4X as strong\nand has 4X the braking power of either conventional or tricycle landing gear.\nIt tracks straight as an arrow; we really feel this is the one and only ground\nloop proof Cub for the ultimate in short landings.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When asked about certification he goes on, \u201cThe XCub is\nalready Part 23 Certified in multiple different landing gear configurations\nincluding tailwheel, nosewheel, and as a floatplane. All we\u2019re really doing\nhere is melding our certified nosewheel and tailwheel landing gear into one\nconfiguration. With the FAA\u2019s recent focus on a performance-based safety\ncontinuum doctrine, we believe they will see the simple brilliance in what we\nare doing, and it should be a quick and easy certification process, maybe even\ncompleted by Oshkosh.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Company says that the new landing gear technology can be\nretrofit to all existing X and NX Cubs. Insurance company officials and\nunderwriters that the company spoke to anticipate that those CubCrafters\ncustomers that choose to retrofit their existing aircraft will likely\nexperience drastically reduced insurance premiums, which is great news for the\nentire aviation community!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSome said that the original tricycle gear version of the\nXCub was so ugly it could never achieve commercial success,\u201d stated Brad Damm,\nthe company\u2019s Vice President, \u201cbut the NX cub has a fantastic sales record, so\nwe\u2019ve proven those naysayers wrong. Our feeling is that if tricycle gear was\ngood, we think consumers will like this new quincycle landing gear even that\nmuch better.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBig tundra tires are good off airport, but smaller\ntraditional tires are better on pavement, this aircraft has the best of both\nworlds.\u201d He went on to say. \u201cIf three tires are good, five has to be better.\nYes, it can be a little hard to turn when ground taxiing the aircraft, but we\ndon\u2019t see that as a problem because it can be easily overcome by large\napplications of power and brake.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n A short video of recent quincycle landing gear ground taxi\ntesting was released by the company can be seen on YouTube at this link: https:\/\/youtu.be\/hFHPdhCmQGo<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n