While the “birth” of the J-3 model specifically can be traced to 1937, the Cub itself — in the form of the Taylor Cub, created not by anyone named Piper but ... steel, wood and doped fabric ...

The shape of Piper's J-3 Cub harks back to a distant era of general aviation. [Courtesy: Dean Castang] Each day, the team at Aircraft For Sale picks an airplane that catches our attention because ...