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MicroCub First Flight a Success

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Mar 01, 2018
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The MicroCub, a modified Bill Hempel 60-percent-scale super cub, sits on the lakebed at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center.
The MicroCub is a modified Bill Hempel 60-percent-scale super cub, designed with a 21-foot wingspan, a Piccolo Autopilot guidance system and a JetCat SPT-15 Turboprop.

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The MicroCub is the newest addition to NASA Armstrong’s fleet of subscale research aircraft. The aircraft is a modified Bill Hempel 60-percent-scale super cub, designed with a 21-foot wingspan, a Piccolo Autopilot guidance system and a JetCat SPT-15 Turboprop…Learn more

January 18, 2018
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