On a complete side note, has anyone seen the new Carbon Cubs that are benig brought in from Canada? 180HP Lycoming, 600kg's LSA, RA-Aus/GA rego, climb at 2,500fpm, takeoff in 20 metres, cruise up to 90'ish knots.
Funny you should mention that one in a thread about aircraft too fat for the RA-Aus register.
190 KG usable. "as low as 20lph". So: two standard 80 KG people (no bags) plus two hours of fuel will fill it up.
Yup, can't imagine this one being flow overweight on the RA-Aus register!
And as they don't certify it at a higher weight for GA (unlike the Big Jabs) you'd be breaking CASA's rules as well.
I reckon it'd be an awesome aircraft I'd love to own - if they made a 700 KG version of it...
Very much the same problem with the O-200 equipped Sports Cub.
I reckon the most usable Cub clone has to be a Rotax powered Savage Cub.
PS: Goodbye and good riddance to the RV7 and Mk.26.