| Year introduced | 1930 |
| Nation of origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Taylor Aircraft Co. |
| Scale | full size |
| Serial/tail # | NC12664 |
| Floor/suspended | floor |
| Wingspan | 35 feet |
| Length | 22 feet |
| Donated by | purchased |
The Taylor Cub was designed by C. Gilbert Taylor as a simple, small, and light aircraft. It evolved from the Arrowing Chummy and was the forefather of the popular Piper J-3 Cub. C.G. Taylor and the Taylor Aircraft Company began in 1930 to produce a two-seat tandem low-powered aircraft, designated the Taylor Cub. The wings were mounted high on the fuselage, the cockpit was open, fabric-covered tubular steel, and the wings were wooden with a USA-35B airfoil.
The first airplane was powered by a 20-horsepower Brownback “Tiger Kitten” engine. Because Tiger Kittens are called cubs, this led to the name of the little airplane. Unfortunately, the little engine was too underpowered, and the airplane failed to gain more than 5 feet of altitude on its first test in 1930. In October, a Salmson AD-9 radial engine produced in France was fitted to the Cub, giving good performance, but it was expensive to operate. In February 1931, Taylor introduced an improved Cub airframe, powered by the newly developed Continental Motors 37 horsepower A-40 engine.
Twenty-two E-2 Cubs were sold during 1931, retailing for $1,325; by 1935, the cost had increased to $1,475, and by the end of production in February 1936, 353 Cubs had been built at Emery Airport, Bradford.