Dakota Cub Super 18 Explained
The
Dakota Cub Super 18 is an American
amateur-built aircraft, designed and produced by Dakota Cub of
Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The aircraft is supplied as a kit for amateur construction.
[1] Design and development
The Super 18 is the kit derivative of the type certified Super 18 Model S18-180 that is manufactured by a separate, but affiliated company, Super 18. The Dakota Cub Super 18 features a strut-braced high wing, a two-seats-in-tandem enclosed cockpit that is 280NaN0 wide, fixed conventional landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.
The aircraft fuselage is made from welded 4130 steel tubing, with the wing structure of aluminum sheet and all surfaces covered in doped aircraft fabric. The wings are supported by "V" struts and jury struts. Dimensions and engines vary with specific model. Construction time for all models from the supplied kit is 900 hours.
Variants
- Super 18-160-EXP
Model with a 35.41NaN1 span wing with an area of 175square feet and a gross weight of 20501NaN1. This model's recommended engine power range is 160to and the standard engine used is the 1600NaN0 Lycoming O-320 four-stroke powerplant. One reported completed by December 2011.
- Super 18-180-EXP
Model with a 361NaN1 span wing with an area of 189square feet and a gross weight of 23001NaN1. This model's recommended engine power is 1800NaN0 and the standard engine used is the 1800NaN0 Lycoming O-360 four-stroke powerplant. Six reported completed by December 2011.
- Super 18-LT-EXP
Model with a 351NaN1 span wing with an area of 175square feet and a gross weight of 13201NaN1 for the US light-sport aircraft category. This model's recommended engine power range is 90to and the standard engine used is the 1000NaN0 Lycoming IO-233 four-stroke powerplant. One reported completed by December 2011.Notes and References
- Vandermeullen, Richard: 2012 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide, Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 50. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851
