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1946 Piper J3-65 Cub with C-85 100HP with Dons Dream Machine. Cleveland Disk Brakes with Dakota Master Cylinder for better braking. Dakota wings 2014 Recov... More Info
Otto Rossmeyer
Whitehouse, NJ USA
Last Update: 05/19/2023
1947 PIPER CUB RAFFLE. Win this aircraft in our 501 c3 Not-for-Profit fundraiser for a 1947 Piper J3C-65 Cub Trainer N78416, S/N 23157, low time Cub with a... More Info
Robert McDaniel
St. Louis, MO USA
Last Update: 03/23/2023
1946 PIPER J3C Recovered and painted 7/1981 with Stits Poly Fiber; Sealed struts; Complete logs; All AD's complete; Auto fuel STC; Always hangared since 1... More Info
William Nenni
Worthington, KY USA
Last Update: 05/02/2023
Effectively, a new J3 in 2012! Ground Up Restoration, Excellent Condition! Must See!! Hangared at KEET. Shelby County Airport More Info
Robert Barnett
Shelby County, AL USA
Last Update: 05/18/2023
1946 Piper J3/ L-4 Cub C90-12F Engine TTAF 2050 TSMOH 150. 29" Alaskan Bushwheel Airstreak 2.0, Alaskan Bushwheel ABI-3200 Tail Wheel. 12 gallon wing tank.... More Info
Tony
Claremore, OK USA
Last Update: 05/23/2023
1946 J3C-64, 2271 TT, Continental A65-8 1090 SMOH, N6040H, Metal Spar Wings, Stitts Cover 1988, Cleveland Brakes, Sensewich Metal Prop, Heavy Lift Stuts. More Info
Fred Poindexter
Morgan City, MS USA
Last Update: 05/21/2023
Price reduced, Great flying J4, flown regularly More Info
Christopher Travland
Austin, TX USA
Last Update: 05/04/2023
Piper J3/Pa-18 "Tango" Cub Conversion (Alaskan Special) This Aircraft is Fully Certified with all paperwork included on conversion. It will outperform m... More Info
Keith Lange
Wasilla, AK USA
Last Update: 04/19/2023
1947 PA 11. Continental O200, PA 18 Tail, fuel tanks, and seat. Extended wings, lifetime struts, Scott tailwheel, extended baggage, complete logs. Call at ... More Info
WA USA
Last Update: 05/24/2023
1946 J-3, nosed over at idle bent prop, C85-12 SN# 25955-12, TTAF 2278, SMOH 1004, permanent Razorback gell-coated fabric 1972, last annual 12/2020, engin... More Info
Bob Ramshur
Piedmont, MO USA
Last Update: 05/03/2023
Nice 1940 J3Cub. J3L-65. Hand prop. Runs and flies beautifully. Only one logbook is missing. Plane was purchased 12 years ago in AZ. Photos available upon... More Info
Kay Jobe
Corinth, MS USA
Last Update: 05/15/2023
AUCTION - The Yellow Piper J3 Cub remains arguably the most iconic general aviation airplane of all time. Don’t miss your chance to own this great piece ... More Info
Aircraft Bidder - Gordon Ramsay
Southlake, TX USA
Last Update: 05/11/2023
1946 Piper J3 Cub / N88179 / serial # 15976 estimated Total Time 4243.59 / Continental A75-8 serial # 645908 SMOH 36.59 (2002) / Sensenich 74CK-2-36 metal... More Info
Newport, AR USA
Last Update: 03/24/2023
1941 Piper J3 Cub PROJECT / N37939 / serial # 6733 – includes about 1.5 J3’s – Airframe, 3 Wings, Multiple Control Surfaces, Landing Gears, pallets ... More Info
Newport, AR USA
Last Update: 03/24/2023
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Piper J Series Aircraft Information
Built between 1937 and 1947, the Piper J-3 Cub is a small, simple, light aircraft. The J-3 Cub was intended for flight training with its tandem seating, but became one of the most popular light aircraft of all time. The capacity of the aircraft is one crew member and one passenger. The empty weight is 765 lb (3450 kg) and the maximum takeoff weight is 1220 lb (550 kg). Cruise speed is 65 knots (75 mph, 121 km/h) and maximum speed is 76 knots (87 mph, 140 km/h). The J-3 Cub's standard chrome yellow paint became known as "Cub Yellow" or "Lock Haven Yellow".
Several civil and military variants of the Piper J-3 Cub were manufactured. Civil variants include the Piper J-3 Cub, J3C-40, J3C-50, J3C-50S, J3C-65, J3C-65S, J3F-50, J3F-50S, J3F-60, J3F-60S, J3F-65, J3F-65S, J3L, J3L-S, J3L-65, J3L-65S, J3-, J-3R, J-3X, Piper J-4E, and the Piper J-5A Cub Cruiser. Military variants include the YO-59, O-59, 0-59A, Piper L-4 Cub, L-4A, L-4B, L-4C, L-4D, L-4H, L-4J, UC-83A, TG-8, LNNP, NE-1, and NE-2. The Piper J Series is popular with flying schools and private individuals.
In 1938 powered by a 40 hp engine the J-3 replaced the J-2. During World War II the Civilian Pilot Training Program (CPTP) was formed in which the Piper J-3 Cub would plan an integral role in the success of the CPTP achieving legendary status. The Cub became the primary trainer aircraft of the CPTP. 80 percent of all United States military pilots received their initial flight training in Piper Cubs. In 1940, 3016 Cubs were built. Eventually wartime demands increased the production rate to one Piper J-3 Cub built every 20 minutes.
J-3s were part of fund-raising programs to support the United Kingdom prior to the United States entering World War II. Known as the Flitfire, a J-3 bearing a Royal Air Force insignia was donated by W.T. Piper and Franklin Motors to the RAF Benevolent Fund to be raffled off. Piper distributors across the United States were encouraged to do the same. In the 21st century, at least three of the original Flitfires are known to exist.
In 1941, Piper developed a military variant, variously designated the O-59 and later followed by the L-4 and NE. The models were collectively nicknamed "Grasshoppers".These aircrafts were used extensively during World War II for reconnaissance, transporting supplies, and medical evacuation. For ground attack L-4s were sometimes equipped with lashed-on infantry bazookas. Most L-4s were destroyed or sold as surplus after World War II, but a few saw service in the Korean War. In the United States, the Grasshoppers sold as surplus were redesignated as J-3s, but often retained their wartime glazing and paint.
Between 1938 and 1947, Piper sold 19,073 J-3 Cubs. With the majority of them being L-4s and other military variants. Thousands of Grasshoppers were civilian registered postwar. The J-3 is an icon of the era. The aircraft has long been loved by pilots and non-pilots alike, with thousands of them still in use today.
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