Piper J3C-65 Cub on static display in the Great gallery of the Museum of Flight, Boeing Field, Seattle
Piper J3C-65 Cub on static display in the Great gallery of the Museum of Flight, Boeing Field, Seattle. The name "" is nearly synonymous with lightplane. It was designed as a small, simple airplane for flight training. The J-3 first flew in 1937, but its lineage stretches back to the 1930 Taylor E-2 Cub. The J-3 Cub was popular in the pre-war years, but World War II thrust the little plane into a new role. The Army purchased 5,677 Cubs, called L-4s, for observation and liaison. Cubs, along with similar aircraft produced by Aeronca and Taylorcraft, enabled commanders to move quickly among their troops, spot from the air, and help direct artillery fire. After the war, many Cubs returned to civilian life, where they helped to popularize aviation in the post-war period. Although production of the over 14,000 civilian J-3 Cubs ended in 1947, its descendants, most notably the Piper PA-18 Super Cub, were manufactured into the 1990s. The Piper J-3 Cub is a small, simple, light aircraft that was built between 1937 and 1947 by Piper Aircraft. With tandem (fore and aft) seating, it was intended for flight training but became one of the most popular and best-known light aircraft of all time. The Cub's simplicity, affordability and popularity invokes comparisons to the Ford Model T automobile.
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Location: Museum of Flight, 9404 East Marginal Way South, Seattle, Washington 98108
Photo credit: © John Gaffen 2 / Alamy / Afripics
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