PA-18

PA-18

The Piper PA-18 Super Cub is a two-seat, single-engine monoplane. Introduced in 1949 by Piper Aircraft, it was developed from the Piper PA-11, and traces its lineage back through the J-3 to the Taylor E-2 Cub of the 1930s. Over 9,000 were built.

Arctic Refuge Law Enforcement Officer Heather Bartlett stands alongside the Super Cub she flies over wide expanses of Alaska as the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s only female pilot/law enforcement officer. (USFWS)