Channel: Education
Uploaded: July 25, 2008 at 6:13 am
Author: devyas
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My best friend from high school Klaus takes me flying in southern California.The Piper J-3 Cub is a small, simple, light aircraft that was built between 1937 and 1947 by Piper Aircraft. With tandem (fore and aft) seating, it was intended for flight training but became one of the most popular and best-known light aircraft of all time. The Cub's simplicity, affordability and popularity invokes comparisons to the Ford Model T automobile. Its standard yellow paint has come to be known as "Cub Yellow" or "Lock Haven Yellow."General characteristicsCrew: one pilot Capacity: one passenger Length: 22 ft 5 in (6.83 m) Wingspan: 35 ft 3 in (10.74 m) Height: 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Wing area: 178.5 ft² (16.58 m²) Empty weight: 765 lb (345 kg) Useful load: 455 lb (205 kg) Max takeoff weight: 1,220 lb (550 kg) Powerplant: 1× Continental A-65-8 air-cooled flat four, 65 hp (48 kW) @ 2350 RPM PerformanceMaximum speed: 76 kn (87 mph, 140 km/h) Cruise speed: 65 kn (75 mph, 121 km/h) Range: 191 NM (220 mi, 354 km) Service ceiling 11,500 ft (3,500 m) Rate of climb: 450 ft/min (2.3 m/s) Wing loading: 6.84 lb/ft² (33.4 kg/m²) Power/mass: 18.75 lb/hp (11.35 kg/kW)