Towards the end of 1944 Piper announced a number of aircraft it intended to build after the second world war.
One of these was the PWA-8, (Post War Airplane 8) an aerodynamic test aircraft was built with the name Cub Cycle and it first flew on 27 August 1944 with a small two–cylinder Franklin Engine.
The Skycycle was a fabric-covered mid-wing single-engined single-seat monoplane with a tailwheel landing gear.
The aircraft was further modified in 1945 with a four-cylinder 55 hp (41 kW) Lycoming O-145-A2 engine and designated the PA-8 Skycycle.
Carlson intended to sell the aircraft in kit form, but no orders were forthcoming and the prototype was donated to the Piper Aviation Museum, since the original PA-8 was no longer in existence.