1946 PIPER J3C CUB (Original)
When painted in “Cub Yellow,” the ubiquitous Cub was the airplane most commonly seen at airports in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s—truly, the Model T of the air. This purple Cub was flown by the Flying Farmer, Robert Weymouth. Imitating a terrified non-flyer, he would fly it facing forward, backward, and even while sitting on a strut outside the plane. He would stand the Cub on its wing tips, zoom into near vertical climbs, and turn so violently that he seemed to be flying sideways. It can currently be seen on a pair of EDO floats as part of the Museum's exhibit Vacationland: Woodies in Maine.
Specifications: span 35 ft. 3 in.; length 22 ft. 3 in.; takeoff weight 1100 lbs.; engine 85 hp. Continental air-cooled flat four; maximum speed 92 mph.
Accession no. 1992G74.
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