Congratulations are in order for the lucky raffle winner, Bob Cowgill (EAA# 607430) on winning the 1946 Piper J-3C-90 Cub restored by EAA’s Clark Ellis (EAA# 607430), and our consolation to the holders of the 2,999 other tickets that missed out in snagging the Cub. During the 2022 EAA AirVenture, the EAA Aviation Foundation held a raffle to raise money for the EAA’s aviation programs. It’s mission is four-fold; “to educate, engage, empower, and inspire the aviators and enthusiasts of tomorrow”.
Cub Experts Take Their Hallmark CC340 to the Next Level with Fuel Injection, Light Weight, and Ground-Adjustable Fixed Prop
CubCrafters unveiled their new lightweight engine for the Carbon Cub, offering buyers a fixed pitch variant of its popular 186 hp engine. The new offering, the CC363i F/P builds on the company's efforts to "add lightness" to the Lycoming O-320 that originally resulted in their 180 hp CC340, further refined, modernized, and simplified with fuel injection and a fixed prop. The new CC636i F/P boasts a higher displacement, lower compression ratio that develops almost 5% more horsepower than the original CC340 all while being able to run on a wider range of fuels. CubCrafters expects the new engine to better tolerate automoti
From 2015 (YouTube Version): Aviation's Greatest Living Legend Remains THE Pilot In The Minds Of Flyers
Ask any pilot who he thinks is the best he ever saw and depending on how long they've been in the business, the answers might surprise you... BUT, for anyone who had the grand opportunity to see much of the Golden Age of GA, its hard to forget the grace and professionalism exhibited by Robert A. "Bob" Hoover -- a man whom many have no hesitation calling the best they ever saw. Bob did it all... he was a fighter pilot, test pilot, airshow pilot and all-around nice guy... and virtually any conversation that involves this gentleman mentions two things..
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