Backcountry Super Cubs

Backcountry Super Cubs LLC
Company typePrivately held company
IndustryAerospace
Founded1998
Headquarters
United States
Key people
Manager: Bob Lutz
ProductsKit aircraft
OwnerBruce Reed, Jason Sanchez and Joe Trujillo
Websitewww.supercub.com

Backcountry Super Cubs LLC is an American aircraft manufacturer based in Douglas, Wyoming. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of bush aircraft in the form of kits for amateur construction.[1]

Personnel

The company is owned by Bruce Reed, Jason Sanchez and Joe Trujillo. The manager is Bob Lutz.[2]

History

The company was founded in 1998 as Smith Aviation, near London, Ontario, Canada producing kit aircraft. In January 2006, Smith Aviation was sold and moved to Wyoming, United States and the name was changed to Turbine Cubs of Wyoming, LLC. In 2009 the name was changed to Backcountry Super Cubs LLC, reflecting the lack of suitable turbine engines available for the aircraft.[3]

Wayne Mackey of Miles City, Montana designed the Backcountry Super Cubs Mackey SQ2 in 2008. Being an experienced Piper PA-18 Super Cub operator Mackey incorporated dozens of changes into the original Piper design to produce the new model.[3]

Aircraft

Summary of aircraft built by Backcountry Super Cubs
Model name First flight Number built Type
Backcountry Super Cubs Supercruiser 140 (2011) Two-seat bush aircraft
Backcountry Super Cubs Super Cub 138 (2011) Two-seat bush aircraft
Backcountry Super Cubs Mackey SQ2 7 (2011) Two-seat bush aircraft
Backcountry Super Cubs BOSS Four-seat bush aircraft
Backcountry Super Cubs Outlaw LSA Two-seat light-sport aircraft

References

  1. ^ Vandermeullen, Richard: 2012 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide, Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 44. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851
  2. ^ Backcountry Super Cubs LLC (2013). "Contact". Archived from the original on October 25, 2019. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
  3. ^ a b Backcountry Super Cubs LLC (2013). "About Us". Archived from the original on February 24, 2015. Retrieved December 29, 2014.