Piper Super Cub Aircraft in Arizona

Arizona is favoured for aircraft long-term storage and preservation due to its dry desert climate. Major aviation infrastructure in Phoenix, Tucson, Prescott. The state hosts significant aircraft boneyards (Davis-Monthan) and a strong aircraft restoration/refurbishment industry. Phoenix is a major aircraft transaction hub.

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The Piper Super Cub (PA-18) is the legendary backcountry taildragger — a two-seat, tube-and- fabric short-takeoff-and-landing aircraft that has been the gold standard for bush flying since 1949. Powered by Lycoming O-320 or larger engines depending on variant and STC, the Super Cub takes off and lands in a few hundred feet, operates on bush wheels, tundra tires, floats or skis, and goes almost anywhere a small aircraft can reach. With a small but devoted community and a thriving aftermarket of STCs (engine upgrades, vortex generators, extended baggage), the Super Cub remains in demand and holds value remarkably well — including modern Cubcrafters and similar clones.

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· 2-seat · Used median asking $139,000 · Project from $69,500 · updated recently

The Piper Super Cub is a 2-seat single engine piston with a cruise speed of 100 kt (185 km/h), a range of 400 nm (741 km), and a useful load of 800 lbs (363 kg).

Piper Super Cub asking prices range from $52,016 to $285,000, with a median of $139,000 (market reference $180,000).

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