Flying Magazine

JULY 22, 2025

Epic has just released the most recent iteration of the airplane, the E1000 AX, with a major avionics upgrade including Garmin’s G1000 NXi suite and upped the useful load to an advertised (on its website) 2,860 pounds—gross weight 8,000, max ramp weight 8,035. Max usable fuel: 264 gallons Service Ceiling: 34,000 ft.

Rudder

Flying Magazine

JUNE 30, 2025

Ailerons are actuated by pushrods that run through the wing struts, reducing aerodynamic drag and giving the responsive ailerons a solid feel. Given that gross weight for the NX is 2,300 pounds and the standard empty weight in base configuration is 1,216 pounds, CubCrafters achieved its goal.

Gross Weight

Flying Magazine

MAY 6, 2025

Its shortcoming was a meager useful load for its 1,800-pound gross weight. and focused on improving the Husky, including upping the gross weight. That required the creation of a redesigned, shorter span aileron that resulted in a markedly increased roll rate. Sales grew. In 2005, a new wing became standard.

Gross Weight

Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Precisely what the single-engine ceiling is, the team can’t say. “We We just fly the thing around at 1000 feet, so the ceiling, we don’t know. But I have maintained 5000 feet at 6000 pounds gross weight,” notes Ross. As for outright performance, the Gweduck “will hold altitude on one engine.” lb/sq ft Power loading 10.32

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