William T. Piper is known as the "Henry Ford of Aviation." And
the yellow Cub is the acknowledged symbol of personal flight. He
was an oilman with no aircraft experience when he joined the
Taylor Aircraft Company's board of directors in the early 1920s.
The Taylor brothers had developed a small, light monoplane
powered by a 20hp Brownbach Tiger Kitten engine. It was in this
machine that the Cub took its roots. In 1935 Gilbert
Taylor left the company and Bill Piper brought in a new chief
engineer. Under his direction the original Cub was
modified to its historic, bright yellow J-3 version. Two
years later a fire caused the company to move. It was
almost starting over and the company was renamed the Piper
Aircraft Corporation. Over the next 47 years, it built
77,000 airplanes.
Piper PA-24 Comanche
Premier Series. 1/24th scale. 16.5" wingspan x 13"
long.
No. APF0D-P3. Only $174.95
Piper J-3 Cub
Premier Series. 1/22nd scale.
17.5" wingspan x 12" long.
No. APF0D-P1. Only $174.95
Piper PA-18
Supercub
Premier Series. 1/22nd scale.
17.5" wingspan x 12" long.
No. APF0D-P2. Only $174.95
Piper J-3 Cub
Standard Series. 1/24th scale. 16.5" wingspan x 11.25"
long.
No. APF0D-S1. Only $119.95
Piper PA-18 Supercub
Standard Series. 1/24th scale.
18" wingspan x 11.25" long.
No. APF0D-S2. Only $119.95
