Legend Aircraft Legend Cub

Single Piston

The Legend Cub is a modern interpretation of aviation's most iconic trainer, the Piper J-3 Cub, reimagined for the 21st century light-sport aircraft market. Built by Legend Aircraft Company in Sulphur Springs, Texas, the Legend Cub replaces the original's fabric-covered steel tube fuselage with an all-aluminum airframe while faithfully preserving the classic tandem-seat configuration, high-wing layout, and gentle flying characteristics that made the original Cub a beloved trainer for generations of pilots. First introduced in the early 2000s, the Legend Cub qualifies as a Special Light-Sport Aircraft (S-LSA) and can be flown by sport pilots, making vintage Cub flying accessible to a broader audience without requiring a full medical certificate. Powered by a 100-horsepower Continental O-200 engine, the Legend Cub delivers performance reminiscent of its 1940s ancestor: slow, stable, and forgiving, with a cruise speed around 85 knots and a stall speed in the mid-30s that makes short-field operations and grass-strip flying a natural fit. The aluminum construction offers advantages over fabric-covered originals: lower maintenance requirements, better resistance to the elements, and improved longevity, while the modern panel can accommodate GPS and basic avionics that would have seemed like science fiction to Cub pilots of the 1940s. The type appeals to recreational pilots seeking the nostalgia and simplicity of tailwheel flying without the ongoing fabric maintenance that original Cubs demand. SkyMeter has tracked flights across airframes and operators, with the largest observed operator.