page_title: Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser
section_title: Operational use
hierarchical_section_title: Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser / Operational use
caption_attribution_description: English: Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser Landing
context_page_description: 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-5.
context_section_description: Many PA-12s have been modified with larger engines. Wing flaps and a metal-skin fuselage can be added as modifications.
  In 1947, two PA-12s, named City of Washington and City of the Angels, flew around the world. 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, Virginia.  The City of the Angels is on display at the Piper Aviation Museum in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania.
  PA-12s have been exported to a number of countries including Belgium, Canada, France, Ireland, Netherlands, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Many PA-12s are still flown by private pilot owners and the type is commonly seen in North America. In November 2009 there were still 1688 registered in the US and 229 in Canada.
caption: PA-12 landing
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