How to Increase Piper Cub Speed with STC

The Piper Cub is considered a vintage and classic bush-style aircraft. The Cub is equipped with a O-360 "A" series, 180-horsepower Lycoming engine. "STC" is a Supplemental Type Certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration. An STC allows an owner to make upgrades to the aircraft. A recent FAA STC issued for the Cub allows Cub owners to upgrade to the Lycoming IO-390 engine, which has 210 horsepower. This gives the Cub extra speed and power to those seeking to improve their Cub's performance.

Things You'll Need

  • FAA STC certificate IO-390
  • Lycoming IO-390 engine
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Instructions

    • 1

      Bring the Piper Cub to a certified aircraft mechanic for an FAA inspection and STC approval. Once approved, make the appointment for the installation of the new Lycoming IO-390 engine.

    • 2

      Take the Cub to the mechanic for the installation and bring all Cub engine and airframe logbooks and maintenance records. The mechanics perform the engine installations and will note the changes, along with the FAA STC into the logbooks. Once the engine is installed, you must keep the STC in the maintenance books and records for the duration if the aircraft's life.

    • 3

      Take to the air for a test flight. Use the throttle control to rev the new engine and increase the Cub's speed. Take two to three training hours to familiarize yourself with the enhanced engine performance and nuances it gives the aircraft.

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