The Alpena Chapter of EAA has restored a 1941 J-3 Piper Cub. The project is complete as of December 1, 2007.
Specs:
ENGINE: Continental A-85 85 h.p.
WING SPAN: 35 feet, 3 inches
LENGTH: 22 feet, 5 inches
HEIGHT: 6 feet, 6 inches
WEIGHT (UNLOADED): 707 pounds
CREW: 2
MANUFACTURED BY: Piper Aviation
TOTAL CUBS BUILT: Approximately 40,000
TOTAL IN EXISTENCE TODAY: Nearly 11,000
FIRST J-3 CUB BUILT: 1938
MAXIMUM SPEED: 85 mph
RANGE: 190 miles
SERVICE CEILING: 11,950 feet
The following pictures were taken 1/28/2002:
Picture taken 2/2/2002:
Pictures taken 2/4/2002:
Picture taken 2/9/2002:
Pictures taken 2/11/2002:
Picture taken 2/16/2002:
Pictures taken 3/4/2002:
Picture taken 4/6/2002:
Pictures taken November, 2002:
Pictures taken February 22, 2003:
Photo taken by Don Grabiel:
Picture of completed Cub on December 1, 2007
at Don Grabiels on Truckey Road
That is the day that Randy Patterson flew it over to APN
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