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| name=Wag-Aero CHUBy CUBy
| image=Wag-Aero SPORTSMAN 2+2 C-GMTL 01.JPG
| caption=Sportsman 2+2
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| type=[[Homebuilt aircraft]]
| national origin=[[United States]]
| manufacturer=[[Wag-Aero]]
| designer=Dick Wagner, Tom Iverson
| first flight=May 8, 1982
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| number built=40 (December 2011)<ref name="KitplanesDec2011" />
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| developed from=[[Wag-Aero Wag-a-Bond]]
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[[File:SuperChub.jpg|thumb|SC-360 Super Chub. A modified Wag-Aero Sportsman 2+2 with a [[Lycoming O-360]] engine]]
The '''Wag-Aero CHUBy CUBy''' is a high-wing four-seat [[Homebuilt aircraft|homebuilt]] cabin [[monoplane]] of [[tube-and-fabric construction]], it is a modern representation of the  [[Piper PA-14 Family Cruiser|Piper PA-14]] taildragger with elements from other Piper family members. The plane is currently marketed as the '''Wag-Aero Sportsman 2+2''' by [[Wag-Aero]] in kit form.<ref name="KitplanesDec2011">Vandermeullen, Richard: ''2011 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide'', Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 53. Belvoir Publications. {{ISSN|0891-1851}}</ref><ref name="Aerocrafter">Purdy, Don: ''AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook'', page 290. BAI Communications. {{ISBN|0-9636409-4-1}}</ref><ref name="WAGAEROHome">{{Cite web|url = http://www.wagaero.com/sport2x2.html|title = Sportsman 2+2|accessdate = 3 October 2010|last = Wag-Aero |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20150503212305/http://www.wagaero.com/sport2x2.html|archivedate= 3 May 2015|url-status= dead}}</ref>
==Design and development==
The CHUBy CUBy was the third homebuilt replica of a Piper product from parts supplier Wag-Aero. The [[Piper PA-14 Family Cruiser|PA-14]] line was a popular aircraft for Alaska floatplane operations and the CHUBy CUBy was put to market to allow new examples to be built. The aircraft has an optional large opening to the baggage compartment similar to the [[Piper J-5|Piper HE-1]] ambulance style door.<ref name="WAGAEROHome" />
The CHUBy CUBy closely resembles the [[Piper PA-14 Family Cruiser|Piper PA-14]], but has several modifications. The recommended engine is the [[Lycoming O-320|Lycoming O-320-E2D]] of {{convert|150|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} or [[Lycoming O-290]] of {{convert|135|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} hung on a custom-designed swing-out engine mount. The CHUBy CUBy has swing-up doors on both sides of the cabin and two wing-mounted fuel tanks with a small header tank. The [[fuselage]] is welded from [[4130 steel]] tubing rather than 1020 grade steel used in the original. The wings include spoilers to keep the aircraft on the ground and avoid floating.<ref name="Cox">{{cite journal|journal=Sport Aviation|title=The CHUBY CUBBY|author=Jack Cox|date=July 1982}}</ref>
Wag-Aero company president Dick Wagner flew the CHUBy CUBy for the first time on May 8, 1982.<ref name="Cox" />
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==Specifications CHUBy  CUBy==
[[File:WagAero Sportsman 2+2 C-GMTL 07.JPG|right|thumb|Sportsman 2+2 on skiis]]
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==References==
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* {{cite book |editor-last=Jackson |editor-first=Paul |title=Jane's All the World's Aircraft 2003–2004 |year=2003 |location=Coulsdon, UK |publisher=Jane's Information Group |isbn=0-7106-2537-5}}
==External links==
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*{{Official website|https://www.wagaero.com/wag-aero-kit-airplanes/sportsman-2-2.html}}
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