Marc Cook

You never know quite what to expect from CubCrafters these days. The company started by the late Jim Richmond in 1980 grew conventionally enough at first, refurbishing the Piper Cub in its many forms and then seeking to improve the design with more modern materials and practices than could ever be envisioned by Piper during the Cub’s heyday.

Research Article Open Access Nonstandard Abbreviations and Acronyms ABP ambulatory blood pressure SCFA short chain fatty acid Research Perspective • Gut microbial abundance of short‐chain fatty acids, such as butyrate, has been inversely associated with blood pressure. • We assessed the effect of an acute increase in gut butyrate (via self‐administration of a butyrate enema) on 24‐hour blood pressure in a small cohort of Black Americans categorized as having stage‐1 hypertension.

Airplane design embodies a wide range of variables even before you consider how it is you’re going to build, sell, service and otherwise support the love child of your aeronautical genius. High on the list: You have to decide what it’s going to do, what is the main mission? To be a delightful handling device for pure aerial fun? To haul the whole family on trips?