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PA-18 Super Cub replica (kit-built)

1 model · 111 on the US register today

A PA-18 replica is an amateur-built copy of the Piper Super Cub assembled from one of several kits - Javron, Smith Cub, Backcountry, Dakota Cub - and registered under its builder's name with a 'PA-18 replica' model string; the reference figures here are the certified PA-18-150's: 930 lb empty, 1,750 lb gross, 115 mph on a 150 hp O-320, a 43 mph stall and 960 fpm.

The variants

MODELYEARSACTIVETAILFAX SCOREWHAT CHANGED
PA-18 Super Cub replica—11115.5/50Reference figures are the certified PA-18-150
Family fleet, active
111
FAA registry
NTSB events / 1,000, 10 yrs
99.1
11 events over 111 active aircraft, pooled across the family

Data as of: FAA registry Sep 28 · NTSB Oct 2 · scores Sep 30

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