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Piper J-3 Cub
OThe Piper J-3 Cub is an American light aircraft that was built between 1938 and 1947 by
Piper Aircraft. The aircraft has a simple, lightweight design which gives it good low-speed
handling properties and short-field performance. The Cub is Piper Aircraft‘s most-produced
model, with nearly 20,000 built in the United States. Its simplicity, aordability and popularity
invokes comparisons to the Ford Model T automobile.
The aircraft is a high-wing, strut-braced monoplane with a large-area rectangular wing. It is
most often powered by an air-cooled, flat-4 piston engine driving a fixed-pitch propeller. Its
fuselage is a welded steel frame covered in fabric, seating two people in tandem.
The Cub was designed as a trainer. It had great popularity in this role and as a general aviation
aircraft. Due to its performance, it was well suited for a variety of military uses such as
reconnaissance, liaison and ground control. It was produced in large numbers during World
War II as the L-4 Grasshopper. Many Cubs are still flying today. Cubs are highly prized as bush
aircraft.
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