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{{Short description|American light aircraft}}
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{{Infobox aircraft
 |name= Cub
 |image= File:Taylor E-2 Cub NC13146 DLB.jpg
 |caption= Taylor E-2 Cub at the [[Golden Age Air Museum]] in [[Bethel, Berks County, Pennsylvania|Bethel, Pennsylvania]].
 |type= [[Light aircraft|Light]] utility aircraft
 |manufacturer= [[Piper Aircraft|Taylor Aircraft Company]]
 |designer= [[C. Gilbert Taylor]]
 |first_flight= 12 September 1930
 |introduction= <!--date the aircraft entered or will enter military or revenue service-->
 |retired= <!--date the aircraft left military or revenue service. If vague or multiples, it probably should be skipped-->
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 |produced national= 1930–1936
 |number_built= 353
 |developed_from= <!-- the aircraft which formed the basis for the topic type --> [[Taylor Chummy]]
 |variants= [[Taylor J-2]]
 |developed_into= [[Piper J-3]]
}}

The '''Taylor Cub''' was originally designed by [[C. Gilbert Taylor]] as a small, light and simple utility aircraft, evolved from the [[Taylor Chummy]]. It is the forefather of the popular [[Piper J-3 Cub]], and total production of the Cub series was 23,512 aircraft.<ref name=jma>{{cite book |last=King |first=H.F. |authorlink = |title =Milestones of the Air |publisher =Jane's All the World's Aircraft Publishing Company |volume = |edition =McGraw-Hill |date =1969 |location =New York |page =72 |isbn =}}</ref>

==Design and development==
In 1930 with C. G. Taylor as Chief Engineer, the Taylor Aircraft Company embarked on the production of a two-seat tandem low-powered aircraft, designated the '''Taylor Cub'''. The Cub featured a design with wings mounted high on the fuselage, an open cockpit, fabric-covered tubular steel fuselage and wooden wings which used the USA-35B [[airfoil]].{{Citation needed|date=September 2011}} It was originally powered by a {{convert|20|hp|kW|abbr=off}} Brownback "Tiger Kitten" engine. Since the young offspring of the [[tiger]] is called a cub, Taylor's [[accountant]], [[Gilbert Hadrel]], was inspired to name the little airplane "The Cub".<ref>{{cite book |last1=Francis |first1=Devon |title=Mr. Piper and His Cubs |date=1973 |publisher=Iowa State University Press |location=Ames, Iowa |isbn=0-8138-1250-X |pages=23–24}}</ref>

The "Tiger Kitten" engine roared but was not strong enough to power the Cub. On September 12, 1930, a test flight of the Taylor Cub ended abruptly when the aircraft ran out of runway; the underpowered engine was unable to lift the monoplane higher than {{convert|5|ft|m|abbr=off|sp=us|spell=in}} above the ground. In October, a [[Salmson 9 (air cooled engine)|Salmson AD-9]] [[radial engine]] produced in [[France]] was fitted to the Cub giving good performance, but it was expensive to maintain.{{Citation needed|date=September 2011}}

Finally in February 1931, Taylor introduced an improved Cub airframe, powered by the newly developed [[Continental Motors Company|Continental Motors]] 37 horsepower (27.6 kilowatt) [[Continental A-40|A-40 engine]]. The new '''Taylor E-2 Cub''' was awarded Category 2 or "Memo" certificate 2-358 on June 15, 1931, and licensed by the U.S. Department of Commerce for manufacture (it was later awarded full [[Type certificate|Approved Type Certificate]] [[:Image:US FAA ATC455.pdf|A-455]] on November 7). Twenty-two E-2 Cubs were sold during 1931, retailing for $1,325; by 1935, cost had increased to $1475 and by the end of production in February 1936, 353 Cubs had been built at Emery Airport, [[Bradford, Pennsylvania]].{{Citation needed|date=September 2011}}

==Variants==
[[File:US FAA ATC525.pdf|thumb|250px|[[Type certificate|Approved Type Certificate]] A-525 for the Taylor F-2.]]
;Taylor E-2
:Prototype first flown in September 1930 with a {{convert|20|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} Brownbach Tiger Kitten engine, engine changed to a {{convert|40|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} Salmson D-9 radial in October 1930. although the D-9 had enough power for the E-2 it was expensive and was built to metric sizes which would have caused maintenance problems.
;Taylor E-2 Cub
:Production variant of the E-2 with the Continental A-40-2 or in later production the improved A-40-3 engine, produced from 1931 to 1936.
;Taylor F-2
:Persistent troubles with the early A-40 engines on the E-2 led to a search for other suitable powerplants. First choice was the [[Aeromarine]] AR-3-40, a three-cylinder air-cooled radial engine which produced 40 [[horsepower]] at 2050 RPM. The Aeromarine-powered Cub was designated the F-2.{{Citation needed|date=September 2011}} One float-equipped aircraft was designated F-2S.

:[[Type certificate|Approved Type Certificate]] [[:Image:US FAA ATC525.pdf|A-525]] was awarded on February 16, 1934, and the F-2 had an initial price of $1495. Approximately 33 were made.{{Citation needed|date=September 2011}}

;Taylor G-2
: In another search for a replacement for the A-40, Taylor went to the extreme of designing and building his own 35-40 [[horsepower]] engine. This was fitted to serial number 149, registration X14756. The Taylor-powered Cub was designated the G-2.{{Citation needed|date=September 2011}}

:No information was published about the one-off engine, and no details are known today. With a new engine, this aircraft would become the Taylor H-2.{{Citation needed|date=September 2011}}
[[File:Sekely-Radial.jpg|right|thumb|a Szekely radial engine on display]]
;Taylor H-2
:The G-2 Cub was re-engined with a 35 [[horsepower]] [[Szekely SR-3|Szekely SR-3-35 ]](pronounced Say-Kai), another three-cylinder air-cooled radial engine which produced 35 hp at 1750 RPM. The Szekely-powered Cub was designated the H-2.{{Citation needed|date=September 2011}}

:[[Type certificate|Approved Type Certificate]] A-572 was awarded on May 28, 1935. Three F-2's were converted to H-2 standard (construction numbers 40, 66 and 74), as was a single [[Taylor J-2|J-2]] (c/n 792).<ref>{{Cite book |last=Bowers |first=Peter M. |title=Piper Cubs |publisher=TAB Books |year=1993 |isbn=0-8306-2170-9 |edition=1st |pages=13}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Peperell |first=Roger W. |title=Piper Aircraft and their forerunners |last2=Smith |first2=Colin M. |publisher=Air-Britain (Historians) Limited |year=1987 |isbn=0-85130-149-5 |pages=21}}</ref>

:In 1937, Beverly Dodge and a passenger set the women's altitude record (16,800 feet) in a [[Szekely SR-3|Szekely]] powered Taylor H-2.{{Citation needed|date=September 2011}}

;Taylor J-2
:The '''[[Taylor J-2]]''' was the final iteration of the Cub series under the Taylor name, before the company renamed itself to [[Piper Aircraft]] in November 1937, production had moved from Bradford to [[Lock Haven, Pennsylvania]] earlier in 1937 following the destruction of the Bradford factory by fire.{{Citation needed|date=September 2011}}

;Taylorcraft A
:When C. G. Taylor broke with Taylor Aircraft and founded the new company Taylor-Young, its first aircraft, originally known as the '''Taylor-Young Model A''', was little more than a refined Cub with side-by-side seating. Taylor-Young soon changed its name to [[Taylorcraft]] and the Model A became the '''Taylorcraft A''', first in the Taylorcraft series.{{Citation needed|date=September 2011}}

==Operators==

===Military operators===
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*[[Nicaraguan Air Force]] - One aircraft{{Citation needed|date=January 2013}}

==Surviving aircraft==
===Canada===
* 289 – E-2 on static display at the [[Canada Aviation and Space Museum]] in [[Ottawa, Ontario]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Taylor E-2 Cub |url=http://www.ingeniumcanada.org/aviation/artifact/taylor-e-2-cub |website=Canada Aviation and Space Museum |access-date=28 May 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Airframe Dossier - Taylorcraft E-2 Cub, c/n 0289, c/r C-GCGE |url=http://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=203573 |website=Aerial Visuals |access-date=28 May 2024}}</ref>

===United States===
* 32 – E-2 airworthy at the [[Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum]] in [[Hood River, Oregon]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Taylor E-2 Cub |url=http://www.waaamuseum.org/collections/airplanes/178-Taylor-E-2-Cub |website=Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum |access-date=28 May 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=FAA Registry [N12627] |url=http://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N12627 |website=Federal Aviation Administration |publisher=U.S. Department of Transportation |access-date=28 May 2024}}</ref>
* 33 – E-2 on display at the [[Shannon Air Museum]] in [[Fredericksburg, Virginia]].<ref>{{cite web |title=FAA Registry [N12628] |url=http://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N12628 |website=Federal Aviation Administration |publisher=U.S. Department of Transportation |access-date=28 May 2024}}</ref>
* 36 – E-2 airworthy at the [[Western North Carolina Air Museum]] in [[Hendersonville, North Carolina]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lilley |first1=Joseph W. |title=1932 E-2 Taylor 'The Cub' |url=http://www.westernnorthcarolinaairmuseum.com/1932-e-2-taylor-cub.html |website=Western North Carolina Air Museum |access-date=28 May 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=FAA Registry [N12664] |url=http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/Search/NNumberResult?NNumberTxt=12664 |website=Federal Aviation Administration |publisher=U.S. Department of Transportation |access-date=28 May 2024}}</ref>
* 54 – E-2 airworthy at the [[Golden Age Air Museum]] in [[Bethel, Berks County, Pennsylvania|Bethel, Pennsylvania]].<ref>{{cite web |title=1932 Taylor E-2 Cub |url=http://www.goldenageair.org/collection/1932taylore2.htm |website=Golden Age Air Museum |access-date=28 May 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=FAA Registry [N13146] |url=http://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N13146 |website=Federal Aviation Administration |publisher=U.S. Department of Transportation |access-date=28 May 2024}}</ref>
* 83 – E-2 airworthy at the [[Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome]] in [[Red Hook, New York]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Taylor E-2 Cub |url=http://www.oldrhinebeck.org/taylor-e-2-cub |website=Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome |access-date=28 May 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=FAA Registry [N951V] |url=http://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N951V |website=Federal Aviation Administration |publisher=U.S. Department of Transportation |access-date=28 May 2024}}</ref>
* 283 – E-2 airworthy at the [[Kelch Aviation Museum]] in [[Brodhead, Wisconsin]].<ref>{{cite web |title=1930 Taylor E-2 “Cub #1” |url=http://www.kelchmuseum.org/1930-taylor-e-2-cub-1 |website=Kelch Aviation Museum |access-date=28 May 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=FAA Registry [N10547] |url=http://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N10547 |website=Federal Aviation Administration |publisher=U.S. Department of Transportation |access-date=28 May 2024}}</ref>

==Specifications (Taylor E-2 Cub)==
[[File:TaylorE-2CubC-GCGE.jpg|thumb|250px|Taylor E-2 Cub on display at the [[Canada Aviation and Space Museum]] in [[Ottawa, Ontario]]]]
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==See also==
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{{Aircontent|
|related=
*[[EAY-201]]
*[[Taylor Bird]]
*[[Taylor J-2 Cub]]
*[[Piper J-3 Cub]]
|similar aircraft=
*[[Aeronca C-2]]
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}}

==References==
;Notes
{{Reflist}}
;Sources
* {{cite book|author=Bowers, Peter M.|title=Piper Cubs|publisher=McGraw Hill|year=1993|isbn=0-8306-2170-9}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20101121082920/http://centennialofflight.gov/essay/GENERAL_AVIATION/piper/GA6.htm "The Piper Cub"] by Roger Guillemette, ''US Centennial of Flight Commission'', retrieved December 6, 2005
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20051222134744/http://oldrhinebeck.org/collection/engines/Szekely%20SR-3%20L.htm "Szekely SR-3 L"] ''Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome'', retrieved December 6, 2005

==External links==
{{commons category|Taylor Cub}}
*[https://oldrhinebeck.org/taylor-e-2-cub/ Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome's Taylor E-2 Cub page]
*[http://www.airminded.net/e2/e2.html Taylor E-2 Cub - Holcomb's Aerodrome]
*[http://www.taylorcraft.com/?view=cub_standard Taylor Cub] - A version of the original E-2 Cub manufactured by the [[Taylorcraft]] Company
*[http://rgl.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgMakeModel.nsf/0/b5782715ef1b59d3862572c9006ed7a2/$FILE/ATTRUWIV/ATC455.pdf ATC 455], the FAA [[type certificate]] data sheet for the Taylor E-2.

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