C-GELV – PA-18A-160 Super Cub
DETAILS OF REBUILD COMPLETED – TIMES ON ENGINE/PROP/AIRFRAME REFLECT
CURRENT TIMES ON AIRCRAFT AS OF JULY 2011
Engine
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Lycoming 0-320 A2BCB2B 160 hp @ 2700 RPM, All AOs/SBs complied
434 hrs SPOH in April 2004 – All NEW camshaft, bearings, rings, con-rods, pushrods etc. One
new piston (complete prop-strike inspection as per Lycoming manuals-AB Aero Engine work)
Heavy duty connecting rods, same as in helicopter Lycoming 0-320 engine (high RPM safety)
1453 SMOH (1999)
STC’d for 91 octane auto fuel
Skytec lightweight starter.
50 Amp alternator kit (interav) with separate switch and circuit breaker
Flexible oil cooler lines (won’t crack like stock, rigid steel ones – prevents oil lost in flight)
Slick magnetos (new style), 306 hrs SOH.
Reiti engine oil pan winter pre-heat kit winter cover for oil cooler.
Strong light engine produces at least 160 hp but gives 3.5 US gal/hr fuel burn at low RPM.
Fuselage, Wings and Landing Gear.
698 hrs Since Complete, down to frame Fuselage Rebuild in May 2003.
White with red fuselage trim (Airtech finished process – flexible, high-gloss urethane paint) flat
black cowl top, red spinner, gloss black aluminum belly panels, clear Plexiglas tail inspection
plates/covers for easy pre-flight inspections.
New HD boot cowl with machine screw fasteners & nuts (NO sheet metal screws to loosen up!)
Removable bell boot cowl section for maintenance access, painted gloss black.
Fuselage sandblasted, repaired, repainted-complete restoration 2003 all new cables and hardware
Allerons, flaps and tail surfaces new fabric 2003.
Flaps extended 4” inward to fuselage for more surface area.
Wings re-covered 1998 with Stits process (no dope), by Cubcrafters (aircraft always hangered).
2000 lb gross weight kit by Wipaire = 250 lbs more useable load than stock Super Cubs
Life-time HD wing struts & forks (no wing strut/fork Ad’s to worry about).
Large square lift handles at fuselage rear.
BLR Vortex Generator and tail strake kit = impossible slow flight ability ailerons work in stall.
New aluminum landing gear bungee covers.
Cleveland HD 6 bolt wheels and Scott 32—tailwheeel.
Scott HD booster brake system, park brake system s/HD double-puck brakes.
Landing gear safety cables (Atlee Dodge).
Piper Pawnee spray-plane HD tailspring kit (4-leaf).
HD winter landing gear bungees.
F Atlee Dodge underseat light-weight battery kit, STC’d.
Small Beacon on rudder tip.
Dog-leg brace rotated for extended baggage compartment easy access.
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Landing, Taxi, Navigation lights.
Ceiling top deck cross brace (Atlee Dodge) weld in STC’s.
Shoulder harnesses front and rear, front inertia-Reel to enable reaching flap handle in flight.
180 lb baggage compartment/3rd seat STC extra tubing installed under baggage area floorboard.
Extra vertical tubing in rear fuselage section (prevents tail twist/bend when turning on rough
strip)
Smoked-glass skylight extended to back of baggage compartment, metal roof replaced with cross
bracing under extended skylight (approved structural AMO/Cub specialists performed rebuild).
All wooden fuselage stringer replaced with Aluminum.
Aluminum belly panels front to rear (original Ag-model Cub) – easy maintenance access to
fuselage.
HD starter cables from battery to starter.
Atlee Dodge landing gear full-length entrance step.
Clear glass bottom clamshell door and clear Plexiglas tail inspection covers.
Exterior baggage compartment door added as per original equipment on Ag-model PA-18.
Removable rear seat & rear seat cross bar for baggage compartment easy access/cargo hauling.
New marine-grade plywood floorboards, painted black.
Propeller
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McCauley 8244 Borer 434 hrs since overhaul 2004.
Interior
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New windshield & door glass.
Cubcrafter’s deluxe front & rear seats w/front seat-back pocket.
All interior side panels black aluminum (prevents holes in interior from sharp objects).
Separate front & rear seat heat systems (front seat HOT in winter, rear seat warm feet).
Baggage compartment large tie-down rings with cargo net.
F Atlee Dodge extended baggage compartment STC’d (gives 200 total baggage & more room!)
RH front side map compartment.
Cover for rear stick bottom when rear stick removed.
From P-6=51 Mustang stick grip with Push-to-talk switch.
Push-to-talk switch in rear stick as well.
NAT panel-mount 2 place intercom.
Front & rear overhead headphone jacks.
Garmin GNC250XL GPS/Comm.
“G” meter.
EGT and CHT gauges.
Turn and bank pilot-static gauges.
Fire extinguisher.
ELT.
F. Atlee Dodge HD one-piece aluminum fuel header tanks.
New fuel sight gauges w/ new fuel-level floats.
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Scott OAT gauge.
Squared door sill w/ leather hinge cover.
HD winter door seats.
Outside door handle on bottom Plexiglas door (Super Cubs usually have handle on inside only).
Miscellaneous
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Complete aircraft winter covers, spinner to tail (wings, cabin, engine, prop, spinner, tail).
Pilot Operating Handbook with Wipaire AFM amendment for 2000 lb gross weight.
All paperwork in order, all tech logs up to date, all mods STC’d.
Fuselage year 1957, Wing, tail feathers, and engine year 1971.
Aircraft ready to work the mountains. Few, if any mods left to add to this aircraft-they’re all
done.
314 lb useful load, 604 lbs available after full fuel added = very difficult to overload this aircraft.
31” Alasken Bush wheels.