| | Piper L4 Grasshopper Military Aircraft | Built between 1937 and 1947 by Piper Aircraft for all US military forces, the L4 Grasshopper was based on the civilian Piper J-3 Cub which had been designed by C. G. Taylor and Walter Jamouneau. Apart from being painted green the only significant change was a higher visibility cockpit or "glasshouse", the Piper L4's were used for reconnaissance, cargo transport, artillery spotting as well as medical evacuation throughout WW2 and during the Korean War. |
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Although the Piper L4 Grasshopper played an important role in WW2 the standard Piper J-3 Cub played an even more important one, it was used as the primary trainer of the Civilian Pilot Training Program which trained a total of over 435,000 pilots during WW2 which effectively equals over 80% of all US WW2 military pilots. Piper J3C-65 Cub Specifications: - Crew: Pilot only
- Capacity: Single passenger or equivalent in cargo
- Length: 22 ft 5 in (6.83 m)
- Wingspan: 35 ft 3 in (10.74 m)
- Height: 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
- Empty weight: 765 lb (345 kg)
- Useful load: 455 lb (205 kg)
- Max. takeoff weight: 1,220 lb (550 kg)
- Engine: Single 65 hp (48 kW) Continental A-65-8 air-cooled horizontally opposed four cylinder piton engine
- Maximum speed: 76 kn (87 mph, 140 km/h)
- Cruise speed: 65 kn (75 mph, 121 km/h)
- Range: 191 NM (220 mi, 354 km)
- Service ceiling: 11,500 ft (3,500 m)
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