Editing Piper J-3 Cub (section)

===Postwar===
[[File:N98600 (5879666200).jpg|thumb|A 1946-built J3C-65 in 2011]]

An icon of the era and of American [[general aviation]], the J-3 Cub has long been loved by pilots and nonpilots alike, with thousands still in use. Piper sold 19,073 J-3s between 1938 and 1947, the majority of them L-4s and other military variants. After the war, thousands of Grasshoppers were civilian-registered under the designation J-3. Sixty-five pre-war Taylor and Piper Cubs were assembled from parts in Canada (by [[Cub Aircraft Corporation Ltd.]]). After the war, 130 J-3C-65 models were manufactured in Hamilton, Ontario.  Sixteen L-4B models, (known as the '''Prospector'''), were later manufactured.  The last J-3 model was assembled from parts at Leavens Bros. Toronto in 1952.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Price |first1=Cameron |title=Cub Aircraft History |url=https://torontoaviationhistory.com/cub-aircraft-history |website=Toronto Aviation History |access-date=28 February 2020 |archive-date=January 22, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220122153936/https://torontoaviationhistory.com/cub-aircraft-history/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> J-3 Cubs were also assembled in Denmark<ref>{{cite web |last1=Nikolajsen |first1=Ole |title=Cub Aircraft Co. Ltd. i Lundtofte 1937 - 1940 |url=http://www.ole-nikolajsen.com/danish%20cubs.pdf |website=Ole-Nikolajsen.com |access-date=28 February 2020 |archive-date=April 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404013123/http://www.ole-nikolajsen.com/danish%20cubs.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> and Argentina and by a licensee in Oklahoma.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ford |first1=Daniel |title=Cub Production, 1931-2019 |url=http://www.pipercubforum.com/cubprod.htm |website=The Piper Cub Forum |access-date=28 February 2020}}</ref>

In the late 1940s, the J-3 was replaced by the [[Piper PA-11]] Cub Special (1,500 produced), the first Piper Cub version to have a fully enclosed cowling for its powerplant and then the [[Piper PA-18 Super Cub]], which Piper produced until 1981 when it sold the rights to WTA Inc. In all, Piper produced 2,650 Super Cubs. The Super Cub had a 150&nbsp;hp (110&nbsp;kW) engine which increased its top speed to 130&nbsp;mph (210&nbsp;km/h). Its range was {{convert|460|mi|km|0}}.
[[File:1944_Piper_Cub_J-3C-100_HB-OUE_with_rare_Rolls-Royce_100hp_engine.jpg|thumb|1944 Piper Cub J-3C-100 HB-OUE with rare Rolls-Royce 100hp engine. Flugplatz Fricktal Schupfart aerodrome LSZI, Switzerland.]]