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$25,000 without engine and Prop, $50,000 complete as is. This is an EXPERIMENTAL category, I am the builder. 2022 Clip wing Piper Cub Experimental amateu... More Info
Tom Murray
South Hampton, NH USA
Last Update: 04/03/2024
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: 04/10/2024
Piper J3C-65 Serial # 16362 Certification Date 01/08/2022 NC41131 Registered Owner Greatest Aviation Group LLC. This aircraft has 3368.0 TTAF Engine has... More Info
Richard Savell
WIllow Park, TX USA
Last Update: 03/16/2024
1946 J3 Cub. KJXN based and serviced at Jackson Aero, references available upon request. Flown regularly when the weather allows, hours will increase. Al... More Info
Jackson, MI USA
Last Update: 04/25/2024
If you are in the market for a Classic Piper J-3 Cub you need to see N98642. Once owned by famous Airshow Pilot Mad Dog Watson and forever captured in Avia... More Info
Scott MacDonald Aircraft Sales, Inc.
Bartow (KBOW), FL USA
Last Update: 03/15/2024
Exceptionally Nice Classic J3 Cub Restored in 2017 3400TT 396 SMOH No Electric Always Hangared Ready to have Fun! More Info
RTI Aviation/Bart
MURRIETA, CA USA
Last Update: 04/25/2024
Great flying airplane, full electrical system out of a Cessna 150 with icom a210 radio. Split doors on both sides, Scott 3200 tailwheel, new mags and carbu... More Info
Zach McNeill
FAIRHOPE, AL USA
Last Update: 04/17/2024
This immaculate J3 Cub defines aviation romance. Simple and beautiful, with no cosmetic or mechanical flaws, this 'No Electrical System" Cub is ready to ex... More Info
Louisburg, NC USA
Last Update: 04/21/2024
Nice 1941 J 3 Cub, recovered in 2011, TT 5500 30 Hours SMOH, on a 65-H More Info
John Greer
Louisville, KY USA
Last Update: 03/25/2024
COURTESY: 1940 PIPER J-4B N26726 S/N 4867 STANDARD CATEGORY Museum Piece! Sold with a Fresh Annual Inspection. Sold As-Is, Where Is. NEW! $30,000 More Info
Courtesy Aircraft Sales - Darcy Kaapke
Perry, NY USA
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Fred Ramin
Tomball, TX USA
Last Update: 04/23/2024
Wanted: J-3 Cub, rebuilt, with 85hp and starter.. Prefer southeastern US. Based in Birmingham, AL. Straight cash sale, ready to buy the right aircraft. ... More Info
Jim Griffin
Birmingham, AL USA
Last Update: 04/23/2024
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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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