Piper J-3 Cub

 

The Piper J-3 Cub was built between 1937 and 1947 by Pier Aircraft. The J-3 was intended for flight training but became one of the most popular and best known light aircraft of all time. It’s simplicity, affordability and popularity invokes comparisons to Ford’s Model T automobile. The

Piper J-3 Cub became the primary trainer aircraft of the CPTP. The need for new pilots started the mass production for the Cub. In 1940, 3,016 Cubs were built before United States’ entry to the war. Piper developed a military variant designated as the L-4, O-59 and NE-1. The varieties of models were nicknamed “Grasshoppers” and were used in the Second World War for reconnaissance, transporting supplies and medical evacuation. Most L-4s were destroyed or sold as surplus but a few saw services in the Korean War. The Grasshoppers sold as surplus were designated J-3s but retained their wartime paint.

Its standard yellow paint has come to be known as “Cub Yellow” or “Lock Haven Yellow.”

Specification (J3C-65 Cub)
Crew: one pilot
Length: 22 ft 5 in (6.83 m)
Wingspan: 35 ft 3 in (10.74 m)
Height: 6 ft 8 in (2.03)
Powerplant: 1 x Continental A-65-8 air-cooled flat four, 65 hp (48 kW) @ 2350 RPM
Maximum speed: 76 (87 mph, 140 km/h)
Cruise speed: 65 (75 mph, 121 km/h)
Range: 191 NM (220 mi, 354 km)
Service ceiling 11,500 ft (3,500 m)
Rate of Climb: 450 ft/min (2.3 m/s)
Power/mass: 18.75 lb/hp (11.35 kg/kW)

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