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Dip a toe in the water with CubCrafters' EX2 Discovery Kit

CubCrafters offers new Carbon Cub EX2 "Discovery kit"

This is kind of a cool press release from our sponsor CubCrafters this morning. For $995 you get a rudder and all the supplies to cover and paint it, as well as the full kit manuals. If you then buy a full kit you're credited for the stuff.

CubCrafters EX2 Discovery Kit flyer (1.2 MB)

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Yakima, Washington – April 5, 2016: Light aircraft manufacturer, CubCrafters, has announced an easy entry into their popular kit program with the Carbon Cub EX-2 Discovery Kit. The kit introduces builders to the CubCrafters system, and allows them to envision the process of covering a tube & fabric aircraft.

Builders will appreciate the quality of the parts and materials included, and the thorough documentation with clear step-by-step instructions. Upon completion, Discovery Kit builders will have a finished rudder assembly and a running start on their Carbon Cub EX-2 sport utility aircraft.

The simple kit includes a rudder for the company’s famous Carbon Cub EX-2 aircraft kit, plus a Poly Fiber fabric envelope, tape, rivets, adhesive, sealer, and primer… everything a builder needs to complete the rudder assembly except paint. CubCrafters includes a printed manual, a USB Flash drive with manual and instruction video, as well as an aluminum CubCrafters keychain for use when the airplane kit is completed.

CubCrafters’ Carbon Cub EX-2 is an Experimental Amateur-Built (E-AB) kit that features a lightweight airframe and powerful engine that provide formidable off-airport performance. Combining modern design methods with lightweight materials, a 180 horsepower engine and a useful load over 900 lbs., the Carbon Cub EX-2 is the aircraft of choice among backcountry pilots. Not only is the Carbon Cub EX-2 the best-in-class aircraft, it is the best-in-class kit.

The Carbon Cub EX-2 Discovery Kit will be available starting May 1, 2016 at a price of $995 from CubCrafters Certified Sales Centers around the world: cubcrafters.com/csc. Buyers of the Discovery Kit will receive a credit for the full value ($995) toward their purchase of the Carbon Cub EX-2 Fuselage Kit.
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Re: Dip a toe in the water with CubCrafters' EX2 Discovery K

Very smart marketing. As I recall, Vans did the same sort of thing with a starter kit to build a vertical stabilizer. Gave people a taste of what building an RV would be like.
If nothing else, they sold a lot of kits and generated some income.
I don't know how many people who bought starter kits actually went on to build the entire airplane.
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At first i thought are they promoting something that leads to becoming a water skimmer. :shock:
Yes, good way to get started learning "how to." =D>
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Re: Dip a toe in the water with CubCrafters' EX2 Discovery K

Do CubCrafters always use the Polyfiber system for covering?
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