Many pilots consider the Piper Super Cub an original short-field specialist and covet its backcountry capabilities.

When Piper introduced the PA-18 Super Cub in November 1949, its price was $3,595. The 1955 150 hp Super Cub sold for $6,000. Today, a new Cub Crafters CC-18 Top Cub sells for over $283,500.

Piper Super Cub With the FAA designator PA-18, the Super Cub replaced the Cub Special in late 1949. The original model had no flaps, but they were added in 1950.

The Piper Super Cub . The Piper Super Cub, officially designated as the Piper PA-18, would be the most popular Cub successor, with more than 10,000 units built by the airplane manufacturer.

The PA-18 Super Cub series airplane was the last Piper production airplane type to carry the Cub nameplate. The first upgraded version of the J-3 was the PA-11 Cub Special which was distinguishable by ...

Millar, who purchased Piper in 1987, revved up the entire line of Piper aircraft, including the popular Super Cub, the yellow high-performance plane that has become synonymous with personal aviation.

A new system could take the Cub and other aircraft further. Yakima, Washington-based CubCrafters is known for taking the classic Piper Super Cub design to extremes. Newsletters Games Share a News Tip ...

YAKIMA, Wash. -- In 1994, the future looked bleak for the Piper Super Cub, a fabric-skinned two-seat puddle jumper with a cult-like following among pilots. Amid a wave of liability lawsuits that ...

Video: Super Cub Pilot Needs Mere Feet to Take Off Large, soft tires allow pilots to land on very rough surfaces. Often landings are done on surfaces with softball to basketball sized rocks.