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Taylor J-2 Cub

Back to 1919-1940 - Golden Age

photo of a Taylor J-2 Cub airplane

Taylor J-2 Cub

  • : United States
  • : 1936
  • : Continental A-40
  • 37
  • 35 ' 3"
  • 87 mph (140 km/hr)
  • 970 lbs (440 kg)

  • : Under Restoration
  • 22 ' 5"
  • : Original

This aircraft was the predecessor to the Piper J-3 Cub and was the standard training plane of the 1930s. It is powered by a Continental A-40 four-cylinder engine, one of the first very successful four-cylinder aircraft powerplants. Cole Palen purchased the J-2 from Milton Zirkle of Mt. Jackson, VA in flying condition in September 1970. On his way to the Aerodrome, the aircraft was forced down with a broken crankshaft. It was repaired and eventually restored by Tracy Tong and flew at the Aerodrome for several seasons in the 1980s. 

The J-2 is currently under restoration and will soon return to our airshows.


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