Taylor J-2

what is it?

The Taylor J-2 Cub (later also known as the Piper J-2 Cub) is an American two-seat light aircraft that was designed and built by the Taylor Aircraft Company. The company became the Piper Aircraft Company and the J-2 was first of a long line of related Piper Cub designs.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 10.7 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 140 km/htop speed
• size 440 kgmax take-off weight
• built 1,207made in total

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 91 years ago, in 1935.
• 🚗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

1935

number built

1,207

role

light aircraft

makers

Taylorcraft Aircraft

engines

1× Continental A-40-3

crew

2

length

6.8 m

wingspan

10.7 m

height

2 m

max take-off weight

440 kg

top speed

140 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.