Description:
1945 Piper J-3 Cub with 2,835 hours total time, upgraded with an 85 HP Continental C85-12 and a metal propeller. The aircraft underwent an extensive fabric-off refurbishment in 2013 using Stewart Systems covering and has flown approximately 220 hours since that work. It is a traditional NORDO, hand-prop Cub with no electrical system, and the seller reports complete logs and no damage history found in the records.
• Registration: N21575
• Serial Number: 2472
• Total Airframe Time: 2,835 hours
• Two-seat configuration
• VFR
• Seller reports Light Sport eligibility
• Engine: Continental C85-12
• Engine Serial Number: 212-50-6-12
• Engine Power: 85 HP
• Engine Time: 480 hours SMOH
• Engine Total Time: approximately 1,570 hours
• Recent compressions: 78/75/68/74
• Metal propeller
• Propeller Time: 480 hours SNEW
• Propeller make/model not provided
• No electrical system
• Hand-prop starting
• NORDO — no installed radio
• Compass
• Header fuel tank
• Upgraded brakes
• Extensive fabric-off refurbishment completed in 2013
• Stewart Systems fabric
• Airframe stripped and recoated during refurbishment
• New cabin windows and windshield installed in 2013
• Interior, seats and instrument panel refurbished in 2013
• Spruce flooring
• Approximately 220 hours flown since refurbishment
• Seller reports aircraft has always been hangared
• Seller reports no damage history found in the logs
• All logs available for inspection
• Previously owned by TWA Captain John Testrake
• Condition/annual inspection currently underway; completion should be verified
Point of Contact: Jeff — (620) 212-1613
