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Powerplants
PA1895 - One 65kW (90hp) Continental C-9012F or 8F flat four piston
engine driving a two bla
de
fixed pitch propeller. PA18150 - One 110kW (150hp) Lycoming O320.
Performance
PA1895 - Max speed 180km/h (97kt), max cruising speed 161km/h
(87kt). Initial rate of climb 710ft/min. Service ceiling 15,750ft.
Max range with no reserves 580km (313nm). PA18150 - Max speed
210km/h (113kt), max cruising speed 185km/h (100kt), economical
cruising speed 170km/h (90kt). Initial rate of climb 960ft/min.
Service ceiling 19,000ft. Range at max cruising speed and no reserves
740km (400nm).
Weights
PA1895 - Empty 367kg (910lb), max takeoff 680kg (1500lb). PA18150
- Empty 429kg (946lb), max takeoff 794kg (1750lb).
Dimensions
PA1895 - Wing span 10.73m (35ft 3in), length 6.83m (22ft 5in),
height 2.02m (6ft 9in). Wing area 16.6m2 (178.5sq ft). PA18150
- Same except for length 6.88m (22ft 7in).
Capacity
Typical seating for two in tandem.
Type
Two seat utility light aircraft
History
The Super Cub is one of Piper's most successful and long lived
aircraft programs, with production spanning over four decades.
The PA18 Super Cub was the ultimate development of Piper's original
aircraft, the J3 Cub.
The four seat development of the Cub, the PA14 Cub Cruiser, was
the basis for the Super Cub, but the later differed in having
seating for two in tandem (as
on the Cub), all metal wings and, in its initial form, a 65kW
(90hp) Continental C-90 in the PA1890 or a 80kW (108hp) Lycoming
O235 engine in the PA18105. The Super Cub flew for the first time
in 1949, and certification was awarded on November 18 that year.
The first production Super Cubs were delivered from late 1949,
the type replacing the PA11 Cub Special on Piper's production
lines.
The 100kW (135hp) Lycoming O290 powered PA18135 appeared in 1952,
while the definitive 110kW (150hp) Lycoming O320 powered PA18150
was certificated on October 1 1954 and delivered from the following
year. The Super Cub remained in production with Piper through
until 1981, when almost 7500 had been built over an uninterrupted
32 year production run. Piper continued building Super Cubs on
behalf of Texas based WTA who held the manufacturing and marketing
rights from 1981 until 1988. In 1988 Piper resumed marketing responsibility
for the Super Cub and continued low rate production. Financial
troubles meant that Super Cub production ceased in 1992, before
resuming once more the following year. Finally in late 1994 Piper
announced that the Super Cub would not form part of its model
line for 1995 and that it would cease production after the last
of 24 on order for distributor Muncie Aviation were completed.
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