| J-2 Cub | |
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| Taylor J-2 Cub built in June 1937 in the Drage Airworld museum at Wangaratta Victoria in March 1988 | |
| Role | Light aircraft |
| Manufacturer | Taylor Aircraft Company Piper Aircraft |
| Designer | Walter Jamouneau |
| First flight | 1935 |
| Produced | 1936-1938 |
| Number built | 1,207 |
| Variants | Piper J-3 |
The Taylor J-2 Cub (later also known as the Piper J-2 Cub) is an American two-seat light aircraft that was designed and built by the Taylor Aircraft Company. The company became the Piper Aircraft Company and the J-2 was first of a long line of related Piper Cub designs.
The J-2 Cub was a development of the earlier Taylor Cub. In 1935 the Taylor Aircraft Company had decided to improve their Cub line of aircraft which were angular and austere-looking. The new J-2 had rounded-off wing tips, fin and rudder and a wider tires. Powered by a 37 hp Continental A-40-3 piston engine the aircraft appeared in October 1935 and the type certificate was issued on 14 February 1936. From September 1936 the engine was changed to a 40 hp Continental A-40-4. One sub-type was produced, the J-2S which was a float-equipped version.
In 1935 C.G. Taylor left the company to start another aircraft manufacturer which would become Taylorcraft. William T. Piper bought Taylor's shares in the company. In 1936 and 1937 some aircraft were completed by Aircraft Associates in California and these were known as the Western Cub.
In 1937 the factory was destroyed by fire and the company moved to Lock Haven and production re-started in May 1937 and the company was re-named the Piper Aircraft Corporation in November 1937. The last of 1,207 J-2s was completed in 1938 as production of the J-3 Cub started.
Over 100 Taylor and Piper J-2s remained on the U.S. civil aircraft register in 2009.
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