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 "name": "Piper J-3C-65 Cub",
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 "url": "https://aircraft.intelsystems.ai/aircraft/J3/",
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  "power": "65 hp",
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 "specifications_source": "AirwayControl spec register, curated from Wikipedia and manufacturer pages",
 "wikipedia": {
  "title": "Piper J-3 Cub",
  "summary": "The Piper J-3 Cub is an American light aircraft that was built between 1938 and 1947 by Piper Aircraft. The aircraft has a simple, lightweight design, which gives it good low-speed handling properties and short-field performance. The Cub is Piper Aircraft's second most-produced model after the PA-28 Cherokee series with over 20,000 built in the United States. Its simplicity, affordability and popularity invoke comparisons to the Ford Model T automobile.",
  "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piper_J-3_Cub",
  "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
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  "retrieved": "2026-10-11"
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 "license": {
  "drawings": "CC BY 4.0",
  "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "attribution": "Drawing of the Piper J-3C-65 Cub by AirwayControl Aircraft Library (https://aircraft.intelsystems.ai/aircraft/J3/), CC BY 4.0"
 },
 "source": "AirwayControl Aircraft Library",
 "updated": "2026-10-11"
}