(Wikipedia) - Piper PA-18 Super Cub
Crew: | 1 pilot | |
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Passengers: | 1 | |
Length: | 22 ft 7 in | 6.88 m |
Wingspan: | 35 ft 2.5 in | 10.73 m |
Height: | 6 ft 8.5 in | 2.02 m |
Empty Weight: | 930 lb | 422 kg |
Max. takeoff weight: | 1,750 lb | 794 kg |
Powerplant: | Lycoming O-320 | |
150 hp | 112 kW |
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Performance | ||
Never exceed Speed: | 132kn (153 mph) | 246 km/h |
Maximum Speed: | 113 kn (130 mph) at sea level | 208 km/h |
Cruise Speed: | 100 kn (130 mph) at 75% power | 185 km/h |
Stall Speed: | 38 kn (43 mph) flaps down | 69 km/h |
Range: | 399 nmi (460 mi) | 735 km |
Ceiling: | 19,000 ft | 5,595 m |
N2869P PIPER PA18-150 Super Cub S/N 18-4459
17 June 1955 - First CAA form ACA-305, Airworthiness Report and
first Airworthiness Certificate was completed by Piper Aircraft
Company and signed by J. W. McNary, Asst. Chief Engineer. -
17 June 1955 - CAA form ACA-305, application for Airworthiness
Certificate and/or Annual Inspection of Aircraft, completed by Piper
Aircraft Co, and signed by J.W. McNary, Asst. Chief Engineer,
gives airworthiness classification as: Standard
(Normal/Utility/Acrobatic and Transport ) categories, and gives the
model number as: PA-18-150.
20 June1955 - Bill of sale transferring title from Piper Aircraft
Corp. to La-Ka-Ba Associates, 3601 Cary St. Alton IL.
20 June 1955 - Application for registration list Harold Hal A. Carr
as president of La-Ka-Ba Associates.
6 May 1957 - Bill of sale transferring title to Claude Hutcherson,
P.O. Box 950, Plainview TX.
8 May 1957 - Bill of sale transferring title to Weldon George, 3714
21St street, Lubbock TX. The application for registration
listed the model as PA18-150, with the 150 in pencil.
27 August 1957 - CAA Form ACA-337, signed by Earl Horton Jr., 915
Kent Rd, Lubbock TX, details the installation of a Super 90 Sorenson
spray kit. The flight test was accomplished on 10 July 1956
and stated the aircraft was controllable with 750 lb load.
This form also changed the category to Restricted.
20 November 1957 - CAA Form ACA-337, Signed by Earl Horton Jr.,
details the installation of a Narco VTLR-2 radio, using a Piper
installation kit. This form lists the empty weight as 1022.2
lbs, the radio weighed 10.2 lbs. This form also gives the
category as Standard.
20 November 1957 - Certificate of Airworthiness issued in the
Standard and Restricted Category. This was accomplished in
accordance with CAR 8.
20 November 1957 - CAA form ACA-305, Application for Airworthiness
Certificate and /or Annual Inspection of an Aircraft gives the
certificate of airworthiness as both standard and restricted and is
signed by Robert F. Gilmore, Agent
20 December 1957 - Certificate of Airworthiness issued in the
Restricted Category.
23 December 1957 - Bill of sale transferring title to Claude
Hutcherson, Plainview TX. This bill of sale lists the model as
Piper Cub.
23 December 1957 - Bill of sale transferring title to Weldon George,
3714 21st street, Lubbock TX. No explanation is given for
transferring it back and forth on the same day.
23 December 1957 - Mortgage document gives the serial number of the
engine as; Lycoming O-320,
S/N 1764-27.
4 June 1958 - Bill of sale transferring title to Mustang Aviation of
New Mexico, P.O. Box 1657, Hobbs NM
A mortgage for 5,269.75, in favor of Wes-Tex Aircraft Sales, of
Lubbock TX, list Melvin H. Darnell and Paul D. Tourne Sr. as
the principles of Mustang Aviation. This bill of sale gives
the model number as PA-18A.
7 November 1958 - Bill of sale transferring title to Combs Aircraft
Inc, Hangar # 7, Stapleton Airfield, Denver 7, CO.
16 December 1958 - Bill of sale transferring title to E.D. Drageset,
Isobel, SD.
24 November 1961 - FAA Form 337 states that the Narco radio had been
removed by unknown persons and adjusted the empty weight back to
1012.0 lbs.
4 December 1963 - FAA Form 337 documents the installation of a
Hallicrafter model CB-3A Transmitter/Receiver, with an increase in
the empty weight of 15 lbs.
3 March 1965 - Bill of sale transferring title to Lawrence Artz,
Jordan MT.
3 March 1965 - Application for registration gives the model number
as PA-18-A (150), the “A” was penciled in after the document was
typed.
7 February 1966 - Bill of sale transferring title to Eugene
Thompson, 622 3rd street S.W, Sidney MT.
21 February 1966 - Application for registration gives the model
number as PA-18-A (150), the “A” was penciled in after the document
was typed.
27 February 1067 - Bill of sale transferring title to John M.
Kreitinger and Eugene Thompson of Fairview MT. The sale price
paid for the aircraft included a 1958 1 ton truck.
6 October 1967 - Bill of sale transferring title to Montana Aircraft
Company, Logan Field, Billings MT.
30 October 1967 - Operating Limitations for Multiple Category
Operations issued for agricultural spraying operations. This
document details the action necessary to change, from Normal/Utility
to Restricted, and back to Normal/Utility.
3 January 1968 - Bill of sale transferring title to Floyd Carlson,
P.O. Box 762, Anchorage, AK. This is the only document in the
file that gives the model as PA-18A. This bill of sale gives
the model number as PA-18A
1 September 1972 - FAA Form 337 documents the installation of
fiberglass wing tips, per STC (Supplemental Type Certificate)
SA2127WE.
1 September 1972 - FAA Form 337 documents the removal of the fabric
and the replacement with Ceconite 101 fabric, per STC SA4-986.
5 February 1973 - FAA Form 337 documents the installation of
25-11-4 Tires, per STC SA-5-9
2 March 1973 - FAA Form 337 documents the installation of strobe
lights, per STC SA-800.
5 September 1974 - Bill of sale transferring title to Glen
Berkheimer, P.O. Box 762, Anchorage, AK
1 October 1980 - Bill of sale transferring title to Floyd Carlson,
1412 Columbine St, Anchorage AK.