Piper J-3 Cub CO₂ emissions per flight hour

A year of flying in a Piper J-3 Cub

Costs are for the yearly plan, from $0.035 per kg with lower rates as the amount grows. The monthly plan is $0.036 per kg, and one tonne once is $40.

On the monthly plan, offsetting an hour in a Piper J-3 Cub costs about $1.51. See plans

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Enter the hours you fly in a typical month or year.

How the Piper J-3 Cub compares

CO₂ per flight hour for common piston aircraft, at typical cruise fuel flow.

• Piper J-3 Cub(This aircraft)42 kg CO₂/h
• Cessna 150/15258 kg CO₂/h
• Diamond DA4066 kg CO₂/h
• Piper PA-28 Cherokee77 kg CO₂/h
• Cessna 182 Skylane83 kg CO₂/h
• Mooney M2083 kg CO₂/h
• Cessna 172 Skyhawk88 kg CO₂/h
• Cirrus SR22100 kg CO₂/h
• Cessna 210 Centurion116 kg CO₂/h
• Beechcraft Bonanza125 kg CO₂/h
• Cessna 206 Stationair125 kg CO₂/h

How we calculate this

Burning one US gallon of avgas releases about 8.31 kg of CO₂, so CO₂ per hour is fuel flow multiplied by 8.31. The figure covers combustion only, not producing or transporting the fuel.

Your real fuel flow depends on power setting, mixture, altitude and how much of the hour you spend climbing. If your logs give you an average burn, multiply it by 8.31 for a closer number.

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