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Approved modifications · supplemental type certificate · current · issued

SA5949NM

Installation of vorex generators on wing upper leading edge and on lower trailing edge of fixed surface of horizontal tail. Held by Micro Aerodynamics INC, which holds 77 approved modifications in all. Last revised April 29, 1993. System: airframe structure.

What it applies to

Kind of product
Aircraft
Design holder
Piper Aircraft Inc.
Models
J3C-65 (Army L-4; L-4A; L-4B (Navy NE-1); L-4H; L-4J (Navy NE-2))
Type certificate
A-691
On this site
Piper J-3 Cub 3,804 registered
The FAA's record
On the FAA's site

What an approved modification is

A supplemental type certificate is the FAA's approval of a change to a certified design: a new engine or propeller, avionics, an autopilot, floats, a parachute, a larger fuel tank, an ice-protection kit. The company holding it may sell the kit and the paperwork to owners of the listed models; the modification then becomes part of that aircraft's record. The FAA's list says what was approved and for which models, not how many aircraft carry it.

Source: FAA supplemental type certificates (Dynamic Regulatory System). Register counts from the FAA register of October 20, 2026.