{"id":3078,"date":"2016-02-18T09:56:14","date_gmt":"2016-02-17T22:56:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foxbatpilot.com\/?p=3078"},"modified":"2016-02-18T09:56:14","modified_gmt":"2016-02-17T22:56:14","slug":"superstol-take-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foxbatpilot.com\/?p=3078","title":{"rendered":"Superstol take-off"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Superstol\"<\/a>Just Aircraft has recently installed a Titan XO-340 180-hp engine in their Super STOL (Short Take-Off & Landing) aircraft. The take-off results are spectacular – watch the on-board video clip<\/a> and you’ll se what I mean! Remember – this is not a view from a helicopter, although it might ‘just’ as well be! Not only is the take-off distance short but the aircraft keeps on climbing.<\/p>\n

Just Aircraft is not the first company to use this engine in an aircraft – Cubcrafters also use the Titan in their LSA-compliant Carbon Cub. But the Cub is a bigger, slightly heavier aircraft and does not utilise the retractable\u00a0leading edge slats of the Superstol, so the Carbon Cub take-off, while still sensational is\u00a0not quite in the same league.<\/p>\n

There is a comparative video of the Carbon Cub and Superstol<\/a>, although in this one, the Superstol uses a Rotax 115-hp turbo engine, not the Titan. As you can see, the two aircraft are very similar in performance, even though the Superstol is giving away 65-hp. I imagine the 180-hp Superstol would be quite a ride!<\/p>\n

A few other key differences between the Carbon Cub and Superstol: tandem vs side-by-side seating, factory-built vs kit-built and, of course, price. However, another\u00a0price you pay for such spectacularly short take-offs and landings is a relatively slow cruise speed. There’s no such thing as a free lunch!<\/p>\n

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