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 Piper J3C-65 Cub - Seattle, WA
N 47° 31.055 W 122° 17.794
10T E 552960 N 5262923
One of many static aircraft displays located at the Museum of Flight at King County International Airport. Admission fees apply.
Waymark Code: WMVGG5
Location: Washington, United States
Date Posted: 04/16/2017
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Located at the Museum of Flight are a large number of static aircraft on display. One of them is a Piper J3C-65 Cub. The Museum of Flight website contains a page devoted to this aircraft and it reads:
The name "Piper Cub" is nearly synonymous with lightplane. It was designed as a small, simple airplane for flight training. The J-3 first flew in 1937, but its lineage stretches back to the 1930 Taylor E-2 Cub. The J-3 Cub was popular in the pre-war years, but World War II thrust the little plane into a new role. The Army purchased 5,677 Cubs, called L-4s, for observation and liaison. Cubs, along with similar aircraft produced by Aeronca and Taylorcraft, enabled commanders to move quickly among their troops, spot from the air, and help direct artillery fire.
After the war, many Cubs returned to civilian life, where they helped to popularize aviation in the post-war period. Although production of the over 14,000 civilian J-3 Cubs ended in 1947, its descendants, most notably the Piper PA-18 Super Cub, were manufactured into the 1990s.
A nearby placard also highlights this Piper and reads:
Performer
The light, maneuverable,
low-speed Cub is a natural for stunts at airshows. IN the "The World's Smallest Airport" act, a Cub is launched and recovered from a platform on the roof of a speeding car. Other Cubs cut ribbons,
upside down, just feet off the runway of fly stripped of their fuselage fabric in clown acts. Float-equipped Cubs land on grass and people Cub on the fly. Another popular act is to put a seemingly inexperienced person (or no one at all) at the controls of a Cub.
It madly zips around the airport, dragging a wing, bouncing from one wheel to another, and barely clearing obstacles. After a few minutes of near-disaster, the Cub taxis over to the crowd and a well-known stunt pilot jumps out to take a bow.
Type of Aircraft: (make/model): Piper J-3 Cub
Tail Number: (S/N): 15641; Registration No. NC88023
Construction:: original aircraft
Location (park, airport, museum, etc.): Museum of Flight
inside / outside: inside
Other Information:: Not listed
Access restrictions: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
Photo of aircraft (required - will be interesting to see if the aircraft is ever repainted or progress if being restored)
Photo of serial number (required unless there is not one or it is a replica)
Photo(s) of any artwork on the aircraft (optional but interesting)
Tell why you are visiting this waymark along with any other interesting facts or personal experiences about the aircraft not already mentioned.
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