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What is a Piper Cub?
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The Piper J-3 Cub is an American light aircraft that Piper Aircraft manufactured between 1938 and 1947.2 It was designed to be a simple, inexpensive, and easy-to-fly trainer.2

Total Piper Cubs built19,8882by 1947
Piper Cubs built in Canada1502by 1947
Pilots trained in Piper Cubs75%3of CPTP pilots

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What it is

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The Piper J-3 Cub is an American light aircraft that Piper Aircraft manufactured between 1938 and 1947.2 It was designed to be a simple, inexpensive, and easy-to-fly trainer.2 The Piper J-3 Cub was also suitable for military uses such as reconnaissance.2

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Key figures

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A total of 19,888 Piper Cubs were built by the time production ended in 1947.2 This total included 150 Piper Cubs built in Canada.2 An estimated 75% of pilots trained under the Civilian Pilot Training Program (CPTP) learned to fly in Piper Cubs.3

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Context and background

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The J-3 Cub played a significant role in the Civilian Pilot Training Program (CPTP) during World War II.3 Pilots in training frequently fly alone, staying in radio communication with an instructor on land.

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What is a Piper Cub?

Built from 3 sources
THE ANSWER25 sec read

The Piper J-3 Cub is an American light aircraft that Piper Aircraft manufactured between 1938 and 1947.2 It was designed to be a simple, inexpensive, and easy-to-fly trainer.2

Total Piper Cubs built19,8882by 1947
Piper Cubs built in Canada1502by 1947
Pilots trained in Piper Cubs75%3of CPTP pilots
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  • 022 sources2 sources
  • 031 sourceOne source
  • School data: simpleflying.com: Piper cub story guide3
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THE ANSWER IN 3 PARTS · 1 LEFT OUT, NO SOURCE

01

What it is

One source

The Piper J-3 Cub is an American light aircraft that Piper Aircraft manufactured between 1938 and 1947.2 It was designed to be a simple, inexpensive, and easy-to-fly trainer.2 The Piper J-3 Cub was also suitable for military uses such as reconnaissance.2

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02

Key figures

2 sources

A total of 19,888 Piper Cubs were built by the time production ended in 1947.2 This total included 150 Piper Cubs built in Canada.2 An estimated 75% of pilots trained under the Civilian Pilot Training Program (CPTP) learned to fly in Piper Cubs.3

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Context and background

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The J-3 Cub played a significant role in the Civilian Pilot Training Program (CPTP) during World War II.3 Pilots in training frequently fly alone, staying in radio communication with an instructor on land.

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  1. 1Two killed as Piper Cub flying from Penticton to Idaho crashes in WashingtonNews on PilotinQ
  2. 2thehangarmuseum.ca: Piper j 3 cubReference page · 3 facts
  3. 3simpleflying.com: Piper cub story guideFlight school page · 1 fact

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