The Piper Cub would even be the first aircraft casualty of the war for the United States, as one was shot down over the island of Oahu, Hawaii, ...

Piper, which has produced other iconic aircraft such as the Pup Cub and Cherokee, has announced its fastest single-engine plane, the M700 Fury.

The Piper J-3 Cub is a steel and fabric tail-dragger that first flew in 1938. Because of its cheap and reliable construction, it was popular as a training plane for student pilots.

Piper moved to an abandoned silk mill in Lock Haven, set up the Piper Aircraft Corp. Cub sales rose from 22 in 1931 to 687 in 1937, when Piper took over as the No. 1 U.S. light-plane maker.

This 1947 Piper J-3 Cub has 14 hours on the airframe since its restoration and 14 hours since overhaul on its Continental C90 engine. Total airframe time prior to restoration is unknown.

FPV Drone X Piper Cub ( 26,000 Days ) The drone pilot who captured all this amazing footage is Alex Vanover. He's been a professional drone pilot since he was a teenager.

I'm not sure how many of you are familiar with the name Piper Aircraft. It is one of the oldest makers of general aviation aircraft, having been founded in 1927 in the U.S., almost a full century ago.