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Piper PA-18A-135

1940s American light aircraft

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Piper PA-18A-135

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
Model
PA-18A-135
Type
Fixed wing, single-engine
Engines
1
Category
1
US registrations
52

US registry profile

52 Piper PA-18A-135 are on the US civil register, built 1952–1964; 96% hold a currently valid registration.

Where they’re registered
  • Alaska11
  • Montana7
  • Texas5
  • Florida3
  • New York3
  • North Dakota2
  • Oregon2
  • Washington2
Engine type
  • Reciprocating52

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