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Piper PA-18 Super Cub
| PA-18 Super Cub | |
|---|---|
| PA-18-150 "Super Cub" floatplane at Tinney Cove (Bathurst Inlet)]] | |
| Type | Light utility aircraft |
| Manufacturer | Piper Aircraft |
| Maiden flight | 1949 |
| Introduced | 1949 |
| Produced | 1949-1983; 1988-1994 |
| Number built | over 9,000 |
| Developed from | Piper PA-11 |
The Piper PA-18 "Super Cub" is a two-seat, single-engine airplane. Introduced in 1949 by Piper Aircraft, it was developed from the Piper PA-11, and traces its lineage back through the J-3 to the Taylor E-2 Cub of the 1930's. In close to 40 years of production, over 9,000 were built. Super Cubs are commonly found in roles such as bush flying, banner and glider towing, and other situations in which short field performance is required.
Design
While based on the design of the earlier Cubs, the addition of an electrical system, flaps, and a vastly more powerful engine, make it a very different flying experience. Although the "standard" Super Cub was fitted with a 150 hp (112 kW) Lycoming engine, it was not uncommon to see them equipped with a 180 hp (134 kW) powerplant. The high-lift wing and powerful engine made the Super Cub a prime candidate for conversion to either floatplane or skiplane. In addition, the PA-18A (an agricultural version) was produced for applying either dry chemical or liquid spray.
The Super Cub retained the basic "rag and tube" (fabric stretched over a steel tube frame) structure of the earlier J-3 Cub.
The first true "Super" Cubs had flaps, dual fuel tanks, and an O-235 Lycoming engine producing about 108 hp (115 hp for takeoff only). However, a 95 hp Continental without flaps and an optional second wing tank was available. Their empty weight was, on the average, 800-1000 lbs with a gross weight of 1500 lbs. These Cubs would take off in about 400 feet (at gross weight) and land in about 300 feet (thanks to the flaps). The Super cub is renowned for its ability to take off and land in very short distances. With a light wing loading some can take of in 50 feet and land in 30. The O-290 Lycoming powered Cubs (135 hp) followed and would take off in about 200 feet. The landing distance remained the same at about 400 feet, or 300 feet using flaps. With the use of the Lycoming O-320 at 150-160 hp, the Cub's allowable gross weight increased to around 1700 lbs while retaining the capability of a mere 200 feet for takeoff.
Specifications (PA-18-150)
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Capacity: 2
- Length: 22 ft 7 in (6.88 m)
- Wingspan: 35 ft 3 in (10.74 m)
- Height: ()
- Empty weight: 983 lb (446 kg)
- Loaded weight: 1750 lb (794 kg)
- Powerplant: 1× Lycoming O-320 flat four, 150 hp (112 kW)
Performance
- Cruise speed: 100 kts (120 mph, 180 km/h)
- Range: 400 nmi (460 mi, 740 km)
- Service ceiling: 19,000 ft (5,800 m)
- Rate of climb: 960 ft/min ()
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| General | Timeline of aviation · Aircraft · Aircraft manufacturers · Aircraft engines · Aircraft engine manufacturers · Airports · Airlines |
| Military | Air forces · Aircraft weapons · Missiles · Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) · Experimental aircraft |
| Notable incidents and accidents | Military aviation · Airliners · General aviation · Famous aviation-related deaths |
| Records | Flight airspeed record · Flight distance record · Flight altitude record · Flight endurance record · Most produced aircraft |
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