Descrição
There are airplanes you can replace.
And then there are airplanes you may never have the opportunity to own again....and Omaha Aircraft may never have the honor to represent again.
This 1952 Piper PA-18AS-125/160 Super Cub belongs firmly in the latter category.
It left the Piper factory in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania in 1952 as a PA-18A, built for agricultural use. Four years later, in 1956, an “S” was added to its designation, certifying the aircraft for seaplane use and creating something extraordinarily uncommon: the PA-18AS.
Of the thousands of PA-18s produced, only five carry the “AS” designation.
This is one of them.
Its story becomes even more remarkable from there.
The airplane has spent its entire life in Nebraska and recently emerged from a painstaking, more than three-year, nut-and-bolt restoration by Muhle Aviation Works in Columbus, Nebraska. From spinner to tail, the objective wasn't simply to restore a Super Cub. It was to do justice to an aircraft that cannot be replaced.
The original 125-horsepower configuration has been upgraded to 160 horsepower, and with its 2,000-pound gross weight increase, this PA-18AS possesses something unusual for an aircraft of this rarity: genuine working capability.
It could be placed into a collection and preserved as one of the rarest examples of the PA-18 lineage. Or it could go back to work today, supporting commercial operations much like the airplane was originally intended to do more than seven decades ago.
That duality may be what makes this airplane most compelling.
It is historically significant without being relegated to history. Exceptionally restored without becoming merely a showpiece. Rare enough for a serious collection, yet capable enough to earn its keep.
This is not simply a beautifully restored Super Cub. Its pedigree, condition, presentation, and scarcity place it in a category where meaningful comparisons become difficult.
There simply aren't enough of them.
For the collector who has seen exceptional airplanes, owned exceptional airplanes, and understands the difference between “nice” and truly irreplaceable, this PA-18AS deserves attention.
It is the kind of aircraft that becomes the centerpiece of a collection. The one people walk past everything else in the hangar to see. The one whose story begins before the engine ever starts.
Aircraft of this caliber aren't created by writing a check. Rarity cannot be ordered. History cannot be recreated. And another one cannot simply be found when you're ready.
There are five.
And this may very well be the finest of them.
Today's buyer can spend considerably more purchasing a newly manufactured premium utility taildragger. That will buy an exceptional new airplane.
It won't buy this airplane.
This PA-18AS offers something a factory order cannot: more than seven decades of history, extraordinary rarity, a better-than-new restoration, 160 horsepower, a 2,000-pound gross weight, and a designation shared by only four other PA-18s in existence.
You can order another new airplane.
You cannot order another 1952 PA-18AS.
The opportunity isn't simply to buy a Super Cub.
It's to become the next caretaker of one of the rarest and most exceptional PA-18s in existence—and decide whether its next chapter will be spent working, collecting, or perhaps a little of both.Especificações
Ano1952
FabricantePIPER
ModeloSUPER CUB
Número de Série18-1724
Cadastro #N1894A
CondiçãoUsado
Flight RulesVFR
Com base emKBTA
Tempo total1,917
Peso máximo de decolagem907.18 kilos
Peso Vazio Básico536.6 kilos
Carga Útil391 kilos
STOLSim
Volume de capacidade de combustível181.7 L
AirframeNut and Bolt-Spinner to Tail Restoration by Muhle Aviation Works 2023
Engine 1 Make/ModelLYCOMING O-320-A2B
Número Serial do MotorL-9625-27C
Potência119.31 kW
Engine 1 Time24.2 SMOH
Engine TBO2000
Motor de pós-venda STCSim
Ano do motor revisado ou instalado como novo2022
Tempo restante do motor para revisão1980
Engine(s)Overhauled in 2022 by Central Cylinder Service Omaha, NE.
Prop FabricanteSENSENICH
Tempo de revisão do suporte24.2 SOH
Número de Lâminas2
Composição da lâminaAlumínio
Modificações/ConversõesSTC SA7965SW AirTech Coatings Fabric Covering System
STC SA00997CH Wipaire, Inc. 2000 Gross Weight Increase
STC SA1245CE CubCrafters Scott Master Cylinders
STC SA01026SE Steve’s Aircraft Fuel Gascolator Assembly
STC SE1930NY Casper Labs 90o Oil Filter Housing
STC SA01233SE Alaska BushWheels Tailwheel and Fork Assembly
STC SA5925NM Electronics International Oil Pressure/Temperature Gauge
STC SA00415SE CubCrafters Fuel System
STC SA02294AK Dakota Cub Fuselage Boot Cowl Battery Box
STC SA02356AK-D F. Altee Dodge Safari Seat
STC SA4121CH Svenn’s Aviation Lycoming O-320 160 HP Engine
STC SA11RM Univair Cleveland Wheels and Brakes
STC ST01920CH Professional Pilot Modified Exhaust System
STC SA10682SC Hartzell Technologies Alternator and Voltage Regulator
ano pintado2023
ExteriorRestoration 24.2 Hours Ago
Classic Cub Paint Scheme Red over White
New Glass
Stainless Steel Fasteners
LED Lights
Ano Interior2023
Número de assentos2
ConfiguraçãoPassenger
InteriorNew Interior 24.2 Hours Ago
Altee Dodge Safari Seat
New Seatbelts
LED Cockpit Lighting
Removable Aft Stick
New Floorboards with SS Heel Pads
Status da InspeçãoComplete Restoration 2023 24.2 Hours Ago Muhle Aviation Works
Annual Completed April 2026
Complete l Concurrent l Original Logbooks
Useful Load 862#
Very Rare PA18AS Designation
Nut and Bolt Spinner to Tail Restoration
AeronavegávelSim
Ano1952|
FabricantePIPER|
ModeloSUPER CUB|
Número de Série18-1724|
Cadastro #N1894A|
CondiçãoUsado|
Flight RulesVFR|
Com base emKBTA|
Tempo total1,917|
Peso máximo de decolagem907.18 kilos|
Peso Vazio Básico536.6 kilos|
Carga Útil391 kilos|
STOLSim|
Volume de capacidade de combustível181.7 L|
AirframeNut and Bolt-Spinner to Tail Restoration by Muhle Aviation Works 2023|
Engine 1 Make/ModelLYCOMING O-320-A2B |
Número Serial do MotorL-9625-27C|
Potência119.31 kW|
Engine 1 Time24.2 SMOH |
Engine TBO2000|
Motor de pós-venda STCSim|
Ano do motor revisado ou instalado como novo2022|
Tempo restante do motor para revisão1980|
Engine(s)Overhauled in 2022 by Central Cylinder Service Omaha, NE.|
Prop FabricanteSENSENICH|
Tempo de revisão do suporte24.2 SOH |
Número de Lâminas2|
Composição da lâminaAlumínio|
Modificações/ConversõesSTC SA7965SW AirTech Coatings Fabric Covering System
STC SA00997CH Wipaire, Inc. 2000 Gross Weight Increase
STC SA1245CE CubCrafters Scott Master Cylinders
STC SA01026SE Steve’s Aircraft Fuel Gascolator Assembly
STC SE1930NY Casper Labs 90o Oil Filter Housing
STC SA01233SE Alaska BushWheels Tailwheel and Fork Assembly
STC SA5925NM Electronics International Oil Pressure/Temperature Gauge
STC SA00415SE CubCrafters Fuel System
STC SA02294AK Dakota Cub Fuselage Boot Cowl Battery Box
STC SA02356AK-D F. Altee Dodge Safari Seat
STC SA4121CH Svenn’s Aviation Lycoming O-320 160 HP Engine
STC SA11RM Univair Cleveland Wheels and Brakes
STC ST01920CH Professional Pilot Modified Exhaust System
STC SA10682SC Hartzell Technologies Alternator and Voltage Regulator|
ano pintado2023|
ExteriorRestoration 24.2 Hours Ago
Classic Cub Paint Scheme Red over White
New Glass
Stainless Steel Fasteners
LED Lights|
Ano Interior2023|
Número de assentos2|
ConfiguraçãoPassenger|
InteriorNew Interior 24.2 Hours Ago
Altee Dodge Safari Seat
New Seatbelts
LED Cockpit Lighting
Removable Aft Stick
New Floorboards with SS Heel Pads|
Status da InspeçãoComplete Restoration 2023 24.2 Hours Ago Muhle Aviation Works
Annual Completed April 2026
Complete l Concurrent l Original Logbooks
Useful Load 862#
Very Rare PA18AS Designation
Nut and Bolt Spinner to Tail Restoration|
AeronavegávelSim|
