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==Variants== ===Civil=== ;J-3 :Equipped with a [[Continental A-40]], A-40-2, or A-40-3 engine of {{convert|37|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}, or A-40-4 engine of {{convert|40|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}<ref name="ATC660">{{cite web|url = http://www.airweb.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgMakeModel.nsf/0/9ae985fe2a4d8847862572c9006eda41/$FILE/ATTQ7W2D/ATC660.pdf|title = Approved Type Certificate 660|access-date = 2010-02-15|last = Federal Aviation Administration|author-link = Federal Aviation Administration|date=October 1939}}</ref> ;J3C-40 :Certified 14 July 1938 and equipped with a Continental A-40-4 or A-40-5 of {{convert|40|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}<ref name="A691">{{cite web|url = http://www.airweb.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgMakeModel.nsf/0/f323caa28762f4c486257209007258d4/$FILE/A-691.pdf|title = AIRCRAFT SPECIFICATION NO. A-691|access-date = 2010-02-15|last = Federal Aviation Administration|author-link = Federal Aviation Administration|date=August 2006}}</ref> ;J3C-50 :Certified 14 July 1938 and equipped with a [[Continental O-170|Continental A-50-1]] or A-50-2 to -9 (inclusive) of {{convert|50|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}<ref name="A691" /> ;J3C-50S :Certified 14 July 1938 and equipped with a Continental A-50-1 or A-50-2 to -9 (inclusive) of {{convert|50|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}, equipped with optional float kit<ref name="A691" /> ;J3C-65 :Certified 6 July 1939 and equipped with a Continental A-65-1 or A-65-3, 6, 7, 8, 8F, 9 or 14 of {{convert|65|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} or an A-65-14, Continental A-75-8, A-75-8-9 or A-75-12 of {{convert|75|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} or [[Continental O-190|Continental C-85-8]] or C-85-12 of {{convert|85|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} or [[Continental O-200|Continental C-90-8F]] of {{convert|90|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}<ref name="A691" /> ;J3C-65S :Certified 27 May 1940 and equipped with a Continental A-65-1 or A-65-3, 6, 7, 8, 8F, 9 or 14 of {{convert|65|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} or an A-65-14, Continental A-75-8, A-75-8-9 or A-75-12 of {{convert|75|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} or Continental C-85-8 or C-85-12 of {{convert|85|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} or Continental C-90-8F of {{convert|90|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}, equipped with optional float kit<ref name="A691" /> ;J3F-50 :Certified 14 July 1938 and equipped with a [[Franklin 4AC|Franklin 4AC-150 Series 50]] of {{convert|50|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}<ref name="A692">{{cite web|url = http://www.airweb.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgMakeModel.nsf/0/b517fb092ee72c198625720a0055b58a/$FILE/A-692.pdf|title = AIRCRAFT SPECIFICATION NO. A-692|access-date = 2010-02-15|last = Federal Aviation Administration|date=August 2006}}</ref> ;J3F-50S :Certified 14 July 1938 and equipped with a Franklin 4AC-150 Series 50 of {{convert|50|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}, equipped with optional float kit<ref name="A692" /> ;J3F-60 :Certified 13 April 1940 and equipped with a Franklin 4AC-150 Series A of {{convert|65|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} or a Franklin 4AC-171 of {{convert|60|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}<ref name="A692" /> ;J3F-60S :Certified 31 May 1940 and equipped with a Franklin 4AC-150 Series A of {{convert|65|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} or a Franklin 4AC-171 of {{convert|60|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}, equipped with optional float kit<ref name="A692" /> ;J3F-65 :Certified 7 August 1940 and equipped with a Franklin 4AC-176-B2 or a Franklin 4AC-176-BA2 of {{convert|65|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}<ref name="A692" /> ;J3F-65S :Certified 4 January 1943 and equipped with a Franklin 4AC-176-B2 or a Franklin 4AC-176-BA2 of {{convert|65|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}, equipped with optional float kit<ref name="A692" /> ;J3L :Certified 17 September 1938 and equipped with a [[Lycoming O-145|Lycoming O-145-A1]] of {{convert|50|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} or a Lycoming O-145-A2 or A3 of {{convert|55|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}<ref name="A698">{{cite web|url = http://www.airweb.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgMakeModel.nsf/0/654cec2e0f108d0a8625720900728d14/$FILE/a-698.pdf|title = AIRCRAFT SPECIFICATION A-698|access-date = 2010-02-15|last = Federal Aviation Administration|date=August 2006}}</ref> ;J3L-S :Certified 2 May 1939 and equipped with a Lycoming O-145-A1 of {{convert|50|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} or a Lycoming O-145-A2 or A3 of {{convert|55|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}, equipped with optional float kit<ref name="A698" /> ;J3L-65 :Certified 27 May 1940 and equipped with a Lycoming O-145-B1, B2, or B3 of {{convert|65|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}<ref name="A698" /> ;J3L-65S :Certified 27 May 1940 and equipped with a Lycoming O-145-B1, B2, or B3 of {{convert|65|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}, equipped with optional float kit<ref name="A698" /> [[File:PiperJ3P.jpg|thumb|Piper J3P NX20280 with Lenape engine at Oshkosh July 2012]] ;J3P :Variant powered by a {{convert|50|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} [[Lenape LM-3-50]] or [[Lenape AR-3-160]] three-cylinder radial engine<ref name="Peperell" /><ref name="ATC695">{{cite web|url = http://www.airweb.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgMakeModel.nsf/0/ae0aecbca42009eb862572c9006edb1b/$FILE/ATTYNRM6/TC695.pdf|title = Approved Type Certificate 695|access-date = 2010-02-18|last = Federal Aviation Administration|date = October 1942|archive-date = July 14, 2010|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100714023026/http://www.airweb.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgMakeModel.nsf/0/ae0aecbca42009eb862572c9006edb1b/$FILE/ATTYNRM6/TC695.pdf|url-status = dead}}</ref> ;J-3R :Variant with slotted flaps powered by a {{convert|65|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} [[Lenape LM-3-65]] engine.<ref name="Peperell" /> ;J-3X :1944 variant with cantilever wing powered by a {{convert|65|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} [[Continental A-65|Continental A-65-8]] engine.<ref name="Peperell" /> ;L-4B Prospector :Canadian manufactured model, with removable rear seat and control, additional capacity, optional extra fuel tank and painted in a PA-12 color scheme.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Price |first1=Cameron |title=Cub Aircraft History |url=https://torontoaviationhistory.com/cub-aircraft-history |website=Toronto Aviation History |access-date=19 March 2022 |archive-date=January 22, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220122153936/https://torontoaviationhistory.com/cub-aircraft-history/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> ;Cammandre 1 :A French conversion of J-3 Cub/L-4 aircraft<ref name="Cammandre">{{cite web|url =http://www.abpic.co.uk/search.php?q=Camandre%201%20(Cub%20conversion)&u=type|title = Cammandre 1|access-date = 2011-02-07}}</ref> ;Poullin J.5A:Five L-4 Cubs converted by Jean Poullin for specialist tasks.<ref name=Gaillard4464>{{cite book|last=Gaillard|first=Pierre|title=Les Avions Francais de 1944 a 1964|year=1990|publisher=Editions EPA|language=fr|location=Paris|isbn=2-85120-350-9}}</ref> ;Poullin J.5B:A single L-4 Cub converted by Jean Poullin for specialist tasks<ref name=Gaillard4464/> ;Wagner Twin Cub:A twin fuselage conversion of the J-3<ref>{{Cite web |title=TwinNavion.com |url=https://www.twinnavion.com/oddballs.htm |access-date=2022-05-22 |website=www.twinnavion.com}}</ref> ===Military=== [[File:Piper TG-8 3-view line drawing.png|thumb|A 3-view line drawing of the TG-8]] ;YO-59 : Four US Army Air Corps test and evaluation J3C-65<ref name="Andrade140" /> ;O-59 : Production version for the USAAC; 140 built later redesignated L-4<ref name="Andrade140" /> ;O-59A : Improved version, powered by a 65-hp (48-kW) Continental O-170-3 piston engine; 948 built, later redesignated L-4A<ref name="Andrade140" /> ;L-4 : Redesignated YO-59 and O-59<ref name="Andrade129" /> ;L-4A : Redesignated O-59A.<ref name="Andrade129" /> ;L-4B : As per L-4A, but without radio equipment; 980 built<ref name="Andrade129" /> ;L-4C : Eight impressed J3L-65s, first two originally designated UC-83A<ref name="Andrade129" /> [[File:Piper_TG-8A_Glider.jpg|thumb|Piper TG-8]] ;L-4D : Five impressed J3F-65s<ref name="Andrade129" /> ;L-4H : As per L-4B but with improved equipment and fixed-pitch propeller, 1801 built<ref name="Andrade129" /> ;L-4J : L-4H with controllable-pitch propeller, 1680 built<ref name="Andrade129" /> ;UC-83A : Two impressed J3L-65s, later redesignated L-4C<ref name="Andrade81" /> [[File:PiperNE-1.jpg|thumb|Piper NE-1]] ;TG-8 : Three-seat training glider variant, 250 built<ref name="Andrade170" /> ;XLNP-1 : United States Navy designation for three experimental TG-8s received<ref name="Andrade170" /> ;NE-1 : United States Navy designation for dual-control version of J3C-65, 230 built<ref name="Andrade201" /> ;NE-2 : As per NE-1 with minor equipment changes, 20 built<ref name="Andrade201" /> ;B.S.3 :({{langx|th|ΰΈ.ΰΈͺ.ΰΉ}}) [[Royal Thai Armed Forces]] designation for the L-4H and L-4J.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Thai Military Aircraft Designations |url=https://designation-systems.net/non-us/thailand.html |access-date=2025-03-20 |website=designation-systems.net}}</ref>
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