CubCrafters will significantly increase production of its two-place airplanes in 2019, the company said last week. “Backcountry flying is increasing in popularity,” said Brad Damm, sales director for the company, in a news release. CubCrafters has seen continuous growth since 2009, he said, when the Carbon Cub LSA was introduced. Sales ramped up in 2016, when the Part 23-certified XCub was introduced, he said, and the order backlog is up to two years. The company began to increase production rates at the end of last year, and plans to continue growing into 2019. Cubcrafters’ EX-3/FX-3 model is on the cover of AVWeb sister magazine Kitplanes’ July issue, on sale now.
The company said another project contributing to their growth is their builder-assist program, which enables owners to participate in the fabrication and assembly of their experimental amateur-built aircraft at the factory. CubCrafters also offers two versions of Carbon Cub kits for owner assembly and certification offsite. AVweb‘s Paul Bertorelli flew the Carbon Cub on floats in 2015; here’s his video report.
