Further modifications done to the J-3 Cub by Piper were to include a steerable tail wheel, rounding out the wings outboard of each aileron, departing from the more conventional square wing, ...

The Piper PA-18 Super Cub soon followed, which Piper built from 1949 until 1983 and again from 1988 to 1994. Cub Renaissance Piper’s Lock Haven plant closed in 1984.

The Piper J-3 Cub is a steel and fabric tail-dragger that first flew in 1938. Because of its cheap and reliable construction, it was popular as a training plane for student pilots.

The PA-18 Super Cub was a strengthened PA-11, itself a modification of the original J-3 Cub. With only a few minor changes and a 150-horsepower engine, the PA-18 still looked like a Cub, although it ...

Nikki Fraser caught this picture Tuesday of a bear checking out a Piper J-3 Cub landing at the 31st annual Sentimental Journey to Cub Haven Fly-In in Lock Haven.

For many, the words small private airplane immediately conjure images of a Piper Cub, the iconic two-seat, bright yellow, wood-and-fabric propeller plane from the 1930s. Today, Piper Aircraft of ...

The Piper Super Cub was first certified in 1949, powered at the time by a Continental C90-12F. Over time, the power was increased and the final production run at Piper saw the installation of the ...

The PA-18 Super Cub was a strengthened PA-11, itself a modification of the original J-3 Cub. With only a few minor changes and a 150-horsepower engine, the PA-18 still looked like a Cub, although it ...