Browns Seaplane Base

I took this photograph of a Piper Cub seaplane

taking off from Brown's Seaplane Base adjacent to Gilbert airport on August 9, 2014 giving it a copyright date for 2014. I believe that it is a PiperJ-3 Cub, but I am not positive of that information. If you would like to see what it might look like from the pilot's seat check out this YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcE6RXGZkp8. I am giving myself an absolutely shameless plug here: http://chris-mercer.artistwebsites.com/art/all/aircraft+/all?page=1; all of these pictures are from shots I have taken at the Winter Haven airport area or as part of photographing Brown's Seaplane Base aircraft. For a little Historical information on the Piper Cub you might check out: http://www.cavanaughflightmuseum.com/index.php/component/content/article/50. Piper Aircraft, Inc. was originally founded in September 1927 by ClarenceGilbert Taylor and GordonA. Taylor inRochester,New York.  At That time it was known as the TaylorBrothers Aircraft Manufacturing Company. During 1929 the company moved to Bradford, Pennsylvania, where it was invested in by WillaimT. Piper. Piper eventually ended up controlling and running as PiperAircraft, Inc. The piper Cub is probably the best known and longest lasting aircraft type from the Piper manufacturing family.