Piper
PA12
Super Cruiser
Photo: Robert Deering 11/13/2007
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Dulles International Airport (IAD)
Chantilly, Virginia
The Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser is an American three-seat, high wing, single engine conventional landing gear-equipped light aircraft that was produced by Piper Aircraft between 1946-48. The PA-12 was an upgraded and redesignated Piper J-5C.  Cockpit accommodation is provided for the pilot in the front seat and two passengers in the rear seat, side-by-side. Unlike the J-3 Cub the PA-12 is flown solo from the front seat

In 1947, two PA-12s named City of Washington and City of Angels flew around the world, and the worst mechanical failure they suffered was a cracked tailwheel. The City of Washington currently resides at the Boeing Aviation Hangar, part of the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA. The City of Angels is on display at the Piper Aviation Museum in Lock Haven, PA.
SPECIFICATIONS: PERFORMANCE:
Span: 35 ft 5.5 in (10.81 m)
 Length:  22 ft 10 in (6.96 m)
 Height:  6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Empty Weight:  950 lbs (432 kg)
 Gross Weight:  1,750 lbs (795 kg)
 Crew: One pilot plus two passengers		 Maximum speed:
Cruising speed: 91 knots (105 mph, 169 km/h)
Range: 521 nm (600 mi, 965 km)
Service ceiling: 12,600 ft (3,840 m)
Engines: 1 × Lycoming O-235 4-cylinder air-cooled horizontally-opposed piston engine, 100 hp (75 kW)
   
SOURCE: Wikipedia