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Summary: Piper pa-12 supercruiser aircraft Airplane blueprint for the Piper, pa-12, supercruiser ... Aviation history and aircraft blueprints/plans. After the war, the J-5C was recertified to 1,750 pounds gross weight (Normal Category) and the 1020 mild steel in the fuselage tubing replaced with chromoly. The new airplane was the PA-12 Super Cruiser. It was produced for two years, 1946-47, and over 3,700 were built. It appears the Piper marketing department had as much to do with the design of the PA-12 as engineering did.
In most respects, its structure was identical to the J-5C but marketing's contribution was in taking a noticeable step away from the stark interior of the traditional Cub to much more luxurious appointments. The 1946 market place was fiercely competitive and they needed to change their image to survive. Accordingly, many of the Cub's old control layouts, some of which were the result of its trainer role, were changed. For instance the carb heat was now on the panel, as was the mixture for the 0-235.
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