Inspired by Silvaire's listing of engines employed in the Chipmunk, I've had a trawl through the net, and will now share a bit of history regarding the Cub, a taildragger of infinite variety and usefulness.
On Sept. 21, l930, the Taylor E2, precursor of the Cub design, attempted to fly with a 20 hp Brownbach Tiger Kitten Engine, but ran out of runway, got bent, and the Taylor company went bankrupt. Piper bought out Taylor and the Cub design in 1931, and in 1937 moved the works to Lock Haven, Pennsylvania. The J3 version had a 40 hp. Continental, Lycoming or Franklin engine, 687 were built.
By 1940, 3,016 were built, using 50 hp and then 65 hp Lycoming. A total of 14,125 were built by 1947. Used by the military for training, transport, and artillery spotting. A Cub was credited over Italy with downing a Messerschmidt, intent on shooting down this pesky unarmed cub, the messerschmidt got careless and flew into a hill, witnessed by cheering allied troops.
The Supercub, which has useful flaps, was certified and produced by Piper with five different engines, the Continental C-90, and 4 sizes of Lycoming.
Most variants are working aeroplanes, floatplanes, trainers, banner and glider towing, crop spraying, bush flying....in Florida, they remove the cowlings entirely to keep cool and fly along the beaches towing banners, looks very strange indeed.
My own Cub had a 150 Lycoming, was built in Lock Haven in 1977, and was nicely balanced. The 180 hp variant has more grunt for glider towing, but tends to nose over if the pilot forgets to hold the stick back. It is still the best choice for retrieving a glider from a farmer's field.