ERAU Opts for CubCrafter's NX Variant for Competition Team

CubCrafters, based in Yakima, Washington, announced today (February 4) that Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) will take delivery later this year of three NX Cubs as the new aircraft for its Golden Eagles Flight Team. Based at ERAU’s Prescott, Arizona campus, the team competes in national collegiate aviation competitions “regularly securing top honors,” according to the CubCrafters statement.


This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/erau-golden-eagles-to-get-new-wings

I have no opinion on which version of the airplane would better fit ERAU’s mission, but I would like to know why the tricycle gear version of the airplane was chosen over the conventional gear model.

Kirk: I don’t think these kids can steer.