CubCrafters has launched a Supplemental Sort Certificates (STC) to extend the gross weight of the Piper PA-18 Tremendous Cub to 1,043kg. Initially obtained in 2007 and up to date in 2012, this STC was primarily used internally inside the firm, however is now supplied to the broader marketplace for extra Tremendous Cub restorations and overhauls. The STC offers a 30% increase in payload capability.
Eligibility for the burden improve requires intensive overhaul, together with a structurally upgraded airframe, new wings, touchdown gear assemblies, a 180 HP engine, and aerodynamic gadgets like vortex turbines. CubCrafters affords this STC as a part of full overhauls by way of its manufacturing unit providers in Yakima, WA, and plans to supply the STC with obligatory elements for third-party maintainers.
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