BUILT to LAST: The 1940 Piper J3 Cub Flies Again
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- čas přidán 18. 01. 2023
- Moe and Sam from The Flight Academy take their 1940 Piper J3 Cub on it's first flight in more than 35 years! After a 5 year restoration period... this is a big moment. This is not just a vintage collector's aircraft... 80+ years after it was built, it is still being used for business and flight training!
Congratulations. Not only have they done something you enjoy, they have also done a wonderful thing for aviation.
I own NC31086, S/N 5314, manufactured 18 Sep 1940. Was used in the WW-II Civil Pilot Training program in the 1940s. It has been continuously flying since manufactured date.
Wonderful!
My great grandfather bought and flew a plain like this when my grandmother was just 5 years old. She grew up in a plain like this called Sadie. He flew all over the great Alaskan tundra, going to remote villages to help them. He unfortunately crashed at the age of 50 on the way to a job in a village, but when my grammy saw the video of this plain she started freaking out and got excited. Saying how this plain here is so similar to her father's piper cub from 75 years ago.
Rest in peice Sadie, from 1947
Awesome. I own a 1941 J3 that was used in WWII
Thank you for bringing another one back to life! Take good care of it! We never really own these things, we CURATE them... If we are lucky, we are blessed with the opportunity to take care of them for a few years for the next guy that takes over their caretaking.
Our pleasure! We fly it all the time now!
Outstanding bird!
What a beautiful job you did on the Cub. My all time favorite since the 1950's. Wish I was there to take a ride. It is the FASTEST 70 MPH you can do. LOL. Best of luck to you. Subbed to your channel.😎
Just fantastic, great work guys👍👍👍
Learned to fly in the 1960's in a j-3. Flying solo flies from back seat.
Great video... Next time I roll by Van Nuys I am going to look you guys up!
Cool project and very nice job !
That is awesome! Congratulations!
Congratulations on your new rebuilt J-3!! Just came across your video. I restored my late grandfathers 46 J-3C from 2017 to 2021. Videos on my channel. 😁🤙🏼 nothing like flying a J-3. 😁Happy flying!!
Welcome aboard! And thank you!
Loved this thankyou!
Great workkk!!!
Beautiful! Outstanding Work! My dad flew a J3 NC28140 in 1940, just before and after Pearl Harbor. I’d love to find that aircraft but I think it’s gone now.
July 12-14th West Coast Cub fly in at KLPC.
Incredible! Sign me up!
good on ya , boys great job
parabens o aviao ficou excelente belo trabalho
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I have a 1941 J3-F. It looks like yours was also originally equipped with a Franklin?
Yes it was originally equipped with a franklin 45 and was later changed to the continental a65
Very poor little aeroplane to fly