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Piper-root PA-18 SUPER CUB

1940s American light aircraft

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Piper-root PA-18 SUPER CUB

The Piper PA-18 Super Cub is a two-seat, single-engine monoplane. Introduced in 1949 by Piper Aircraft, it was developed from the PA-11 Cub Special, and traces its lineage back through the J-3 Cub to the Taylor E-2 Cub of the 1930s. In close to 40 years of production, over 10,000 were built. Super Cubs are commonly found in roles such as bush flying, banner towing and glider towing.

Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.

Manufacturer
Piper-root
Model
PA-18 SUPER CUB
Type
Fixed wing, single-engine
Engines
1
Category
3
US registrations
1

US registry profile

1 Piper-root PA-18 SUPER CUB is on the US civil register, built 1975; 100% hold a currently valid registration.

Where they’re registered
  • Alaska1
Engine type
  • Reciprocating1
Sample registrations

Registry analytics computed from the FAA Aircraft Registry (public domain, US-scoped).