CubCrafters’ Carbon Cub EX may look old-timey on the outside, but it’s high-tech on the inside, not just in the materials used but in the production processes. CubCrafters’ Mitch Travis takes KITPLANES on an exclusive tour of the company’s Yakima, Washington, factory.
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Winging It
Sometimes an aircraft feature matters a great deal, and sometimes the air simply doesn't care one way or the other.
