An authentic, detailed story of the Piper Cub
The Piper Cub Story, first published in 1969, was written by James M. Triggs, an aircraft specialist then living in Mt. Kisco, New York. The valuable reference includes a historical background from 1920s with the Taylor Brothers designing and manufacturing their lightweight aircraft. Information with diagrams, tables and pictures provide detail on both the Cub’s construction and operation.
In the context of aviation, Triggs worked as an illustrator specializing in aircraft subjects for much of his career. A contributor to many aviation publications, he created scale drawings and color illustrations of many historical aircraft.
For Cub aficionados, The Piper Cub Story is a great place to start. It’s an easy read and absolutely informative, covering this iconic aircraft, its genealogy in detail, and often providing rare bits of insight on this legendary lightplane. For example, it was produced by Cub Aircraft Canada in Ontario under the name of Prospector during the late forties, only to be interrupted by World War II. A must read for anyone interested in this prolonged era—1930s to 1994—of American aeronautical triumph.
This revised, edited and reformatted edition is available in print for the first time in decades.
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Includes 59 black and white photos, 15 original Piper drawings, and 23 tables of detailed specifications of models in the Piper Cub family.