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Piper J-5
The Piper J-5 'Cub Cruiser' was a larger, more powerful version of the basic Piper J-3 Cub. It was designed just two years after the J-3 Cub, and differed by having three seats instead of two, a 75-hp Continental engine and a cruising speed of 85 mph. It was advertised as being a three-seater, but pilots of the Cruiser have said it would be more accurately described as a two-and-a-half-seater, because only a small child would feel comfortable in the third seat. The Cruiser also had a deeper fuselage than the J-3. The Cruiser sold for $1,995 when it was first designed. Only about two hundred remain airworthy today.
History
Throughout World War II, Piper modified the basic structure of the J-5A. The J-5B had a 75 h.p. Lycoming GO-145-C2 engine. The later J-5C also built as the HE-1 (later AE-1) ambulance for the U.S. Navy with rear hinged fuselage decking, used the fully cowled 100 h.p. Lycoming O-235-C engine with an electrical system, and redesigned landing gear.[1]
After the war, Piper dropped the J- designation system in exchange for the PA- system, and the J-5C became the PA-12 "Super Cruiser". The Super Cruiser was more popular than the basic J-5A, with 3,759 being built.[2] They sold for $2,995 each. In 1947, two PA-12s flew around the world, and the worst mechanical failure they suffered was a cracked tailwheel. More than a thousand still fly today.
Piper also produced a four-seat variant of the Super Cruiser with a 115-hp engine. It was designated the PA-14 Family Cruiser. It was the least successful of the three Cruiser designs in terms of aircraft sold, with 238 being built in 1948/49,[2] and only about one hundred remain in existence.
Specifications (J-5)
Data from Peperell, 1987, p. 43
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Capacity: 2 passengers
- Payload: 620 lbs ()
- Length: 22 ft 6 in ()
- Wingspan: 35 ft 6 in ()
- Height: 6 ft 10 in ()
- Empty weight: 830 lbs ()
- Loaded weight: 1,450 lbs ()
- Useful load: 620 lbs ()
- Powerplant: × 1 Lycoming G0-145-C2 , 75 h.p. () each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 96 mph
- Cruise speed: 86 mph
- Stall speed: 42 mph ()
- Range: 430 miles ()
- Service ceiling: 10,200 ft ()
- Rate of climb: 460 ft/min ()
References
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Peperell, Roger (1987). Piper Aircraft and their forerunners. Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. ISBN 0-85130-149-5.
- Simpson, Rod (2001). Airlife's World Aircraft. Airlife Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-84037-115-3.
External links
- Extra Information on the Piper PA-12
- More Information of the J-5 at Aviation-history.com
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