In October 1939 a non-stop endurance record of 22 days was set (that’s somewhere around 500 hours!). It was set by a Piper J-3 Cub named “Miss Sun Tan” after the sponsor and powered by a Franklin 50 hp engine and flown by two brave and enterprising fellows named Kelvin Baxter and Robert McDaniels, who managed to live, sleep, eat and excrete for that period in the air in the narrow confines of a Cub! They flew from Muncie, Indiana and had a bunk down the back of the J-3, and refuelled and revictualled by pulling everything up on a rope in 2 gallon cans from a Chevy pick up truck on the ground
Anybody have any further info or photos?
FB
By: Fournier Boy - 23rd January 2008 at 11:04
Ah, the rumour on the streets was that that is a FOR REAL photo taken as a publicity stunt for Piper. It features Pipers Chief Test displaying the stability of the cub as a trainer. Am trying to find something about it in print….
By: Newforest - 23rd January 2008 at 09:53
No, but it looks as though he is putting a plug cap back on his four banger!
By: low'n'slow - 23rd January 2008 at 09:34
An unbelievable achievement!
Mind you, not the only crazy thing done with a Cub.
How about prop-swinging, in the air?
Does anyone know anything more about the picture??
By: wieesso - 22nd January 2008 at 22:38
http://gates.mrl.lib.in.us:8080/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/aviation&CISOPTR=23&CISOBOX=1&REC=1
http://gates.mrl.lib.in.us:8080/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/aviation&CISOPTR=24&CISOBOX=1&REC=2
http://gates.mrl.lib.in.us:8080/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/aviation&CISOPTR=22&CISOBOX=1&REC=3
http://gates.mrl.lib.in.us:8080/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/aviation&CISOPTR=53&CISOBOX=1&REC=20
Martin
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January 22, 2008 at 6:04 pm