Tango

1965 Piper PA-18 Super Cub
Rebuilt 1995

Tango the yellow Super Cub was the first plane patriarch John Claus ever owned. He bought brand new in 1965. “I learned to fly in that plane,” says John. Tango has been all over the northern world, from Alaska to the Siberian coast.

In 1995 Tango underwent a complete rebuild and changed its N-number to 909T so it could appear in Charlton Heston’s film, Alaska. Paul Claus flew Tango onscreen in that film.

Unlike its brother Alpha, Tango posesses a full (but ultra-light) electrical system, including a starter -- that means no one has to spin the propellor to get it started. 

Tango is a Piper PA-18 Super Cub. It has been completely rebuilt over the years, and has a powerful 180 horsepower engine. This little Super Cub excells at mountain top landings and gravel sandbars.