Today’s Top Pick is a 1972 Piper PA-18-150 Super Cub. Thousands of student pilots learned to fly in Piper Cubs and their close relatives ranging from early J-series versions to PA-11s and 12s.

When Piper introduced the PA-18 Super Cub in November 1949, its price was $3,595. The 1955 150 hp Super Cub sold for $6,000. Today, a new Cub Crafters CC-18 Top Cub sells for over $283,500.

The FAA-certified upgrade, increasing gross weight by 550 lbs., is now available for PA-18 owners and restorers.

Nearly 20 years after Piper Aircraft discontinued production of the PA-18, the Super Cub remains the iconic plane for the Alaskan outback. It's not the fastest bird in the sky, but the following ...

The Piper Super Cub was first certified in 1949, powered at the time by a Continental C90-12F. Over time, the power was increased and the final production run at Piper saw the installation of the ...

Piper PA-12 (Super Cruiser) Flights around the world Air pilots Provenance Unknown, item found in collection, NASM.XXXX.0226. Creator Courtesy Associates Summary From August 9 to December 10, 1947, ...

The 30% gain in payload potential for the Super Cub allows those flying into places where few others can go with more gear ...

A Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser was reported overdue on Sunday night, according to the Alaska National Guard. The plane had taken off from Soldotna Airport in Soldotna, Alaska, earlier in the day on ...

A Piper 150 Super Cub is impaled in the roof of a hangar at Columbus Airport on Friday evening. After its pilot attempted to land, the plane glanced off a nearby hangar before it was stopped by an ...

The heavily damaged Piper PA-18 Super Cub that’s stored in a hangar in Wasilla belonged to 58-year-old Cary Foster, the Anchorage-based pilot who died of injuries he sustained in the crash.

This 1972 Piper PA-18 Super Cub Is a Go-Anywhere ‘AircraftForSale’ Top Pick Before the rise of specialized STOL aircraft, a Super Cub with a relatively big engine was your ticket to the ...