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AttributeSuper Cub replica PA-18 Super Cub replicaThese figures describe a typical build. Each aircraft of this design was built by its owner, and the one you are looking at may differ.
What it is
Seats2
Landing geartailwheel
Engines—
EngineLycoming O-320 (150 hp reference); O-320/O-360 160-225 hp common
Horsepower150 hp
Fuel—
Certification basisamateur-built
Production start—
Production end—
Endorsements required—
Performance
Cruise speed100 KTAS
Range400 nm
Service ceiling19,000 ft
Climb rate960 ft/min
Stall speed (Vso)37 KCAS
Takeoff over 50 ft—
Landing over 50 ft—
Load and fuel
Seats2
Useful load820 lb
Full-fuel payload—
Max takeoff weight1,750 lb
Empty weight930 lb
Usable fuel—
Fuel burn at cruise—
Cost of ownership
Price, low—
Price, high—
Prices as of—
Engine TBO—
Overhaul cost, low—
Overhaul cost, high—
The fleet and its record
Registered, all time120
Active fleet111
Median year built2019
NTSB events, last 10 years11
Fatal events, last 10 years2
Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years199.1
Personal-flying events per 1,000 active281.08
Ownership transfers, last 24 months13
Transfers per 100 active311.71
Airworthiness directives5
Directives, last 5 years0
Rate confidenceok
Peer scores
Peer classFixed wing single-engine, piston, 1 engine, 1-2 seats
Accident record41 of 10
Severity53.9 of 10
Access62.8 of 10
Support76.3 of 10
Liquidity81.5 of 10
Overall (sum of the categories shown)915.5 out of 50
  1. Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 111 active.
  2. Personal-flying events per 1,000 active: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 111 active.
  3. Transfers per 100 active: per 100 active aircraft · base 111 active.
  4. Accident record: class median 36.69 · 321 models in class.
  5. Severity: class median 13.04.
  6. Access: class median 1,000.
  7. Support: class median 77.5.
  8. Liquidity: class median 20.
  9. Each of the five categories places the model within its peer class, from 0 (the worst of the class) to 10 (the best): a position among comparable models, not a grade. The overall score is the sum of the categories shown that are scored, out of 10 for each (50 when all five are); it is given only when at least 4 of the five are scored, and it can be set against another model's only when both are in the same peer class and scored on the same categories. When accident record and severity cannot be scored because the model has too few records, the other three give a partial score out of 30, labelled as such; it is never set against a full score.
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