While the Super Cub might be out of production for good, airplanes with similar silhouettes (and mission profiles) promise to dot the skies for decades to come, much to our delight.

The Piper Super Cub, officially designated as the Piper PA-18, would be the most popular Cub successor, with more than 10,000 units built by the airplane manufacturer.

The Piper PA-18 Super Cub helped create the STOL and bush aircraft categories that are popular among recreational pilots today.

Yakima, Washington-based CubCrafters is known for taking the classic Piper Super Cub design to extremes. A new system could take the Cub and other aircraft further.

The PA-18 Super Cub series airplane was the last Piper production airplane type to carry the Cub nameplate. The first upgraded version of the J-3 was the PA-11 Cub Special which was distinguishable by ...

In Alaska, even the most innocent-looking landing site has the potential for disaster, as one father and son -- and their experimental Super Cub aircraft -- learned this summer.

Vintage high-wing airplanes like the iconic Piper Super Cub (debuted in 1949), Cessna 180 (1952), or Maule M-7 (1984) join modern STOL airplanes like the Kitfox S7 Sti or Cub Crafters' Carbon Cub ...

Piper super cub with amphibious floats 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 ...

BATTLE LAKE, MN (Valley News Live) - On August 31 just after 12 p.m. a “Piper Super Cub” airplane crashed into a corn field. The plane was planning to land at Battle Lake airport during the ...

As a photojournalist based in Alaska, Katie Writer (Geog’91) has directly observed the impacts of climate change while piloting her two-seater Super Cub airplane. Katie’s dedication to documenting the ...

Video: Super Cub Pilot Needs Mere Feet to Take Off Large, soft tires allow pilots to land on very rough surfaces. Often landings are done on surfaces with softball to basketball sized rocks.