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Taylor Cub
first flew 1930· light utility aircraft
2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Taylor E-2 Cub NC13146 DLB: Daniel L. Berek· CC BY 2.5
- 2. Taylor Cub Lithuanian Riflemen Union 1938: Julius Miežlaiškis· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The Taylor Cub was originally designed by C. Gilbert Taylor as a small, light and simple utility aircraft, evolved from the Taylor Chummy. It is the forefather of the popular Piper J-3 Cub, and total production of the Cub series was 23,512 aircraft.
How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 10.7 m wingspan
base stats
Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).
fun facts
- First flew 96 years ago, in 1930.
- Wingspan of 10.7 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 1930
- number built
- 353
- role
- light utility aircraft
- makers
- Piper Aircraft
- engines
- 1× Continental A40-2
- length
- 6.9 m
- wingspan
- 10.7 m
- height
- 2 m
- max take-off weight
- 440 kg
- top speed
- 129 km/h
- cruise speed
- 113 km/h
- range
- —
- ceiling
- 3,658 m
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q2397869, Wikipedia: Taylor Cub (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.