Piper J-4 Cub Coupe
The Piper J-4 Cub Coupe was a side-by-side version of the Cub, created for pilots who wanted to fly alongside a passenger rather than in tandem. Its small cabin and fabric-covered structure kept costs low, but the layout was less popular than the later J-3. It is now a rare pre-war Piper.
Did you know?
Unlike the tandem-seat Cub family, the J-4 Cub Coupe seated pilot and passenger side by side, a rare Piper layout of its era.
Specifications
| Length | 6.9 m (23 ft) |
|---|---|
| Wingspan | 10.7 m (35 ft) |
| Height | 2 m (7 ft) |
| Maximum passengers | 1 |
| Persons on board | 2 |
| Crew | 1 |
| Maximum take-off weight | 0.6 t |
| Range | 250 NM (463 km) |
| Maximum speed | 80 kt (148 km/h) |
| Stall speed | 35 kt (65 km/h) |
| Service ceiling | 11,000 ft (3,353 m) |
| Optimum ceiling | 10,000 ft (3,048 m) |
| Rate of climb | 600 ft/min (3 m/s) |
| Engines | 1x Continental A-65 |
| Units built | 1,251 |
Curated by CatchFlights from manufacturer documents, ICAO Doc 8643 and reference works; values are left out where no source could confirm them. Sources are listed on our credits page.
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