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The L-4 Grasshopper was mechanically identical to the J-3 civilian Cub, but was distinguishable by the use of a Plexiglas greenhouse skylight and rear windows for improved visibility, much like the Taylorcraft L-2 and Aeronca L-3 also in use with the US armed forces. It had accommodations for a single passenger in addition to the pilot.
Upon arriving in France in 1944, Carpenter was assigned an L-4 Grasshopper for artillery spotter role and reconnaissance missions. Assuming a 150-pound (68 kg) pilot and no radio aboard, the L-4H had a remaining cargo or passenger weight capacity of approximately 232 pounds (105 kg).
Piper L-4H Grasshopper 43-30426 "Rosie the Rocketer" (flown by then-Major Charles Carpenter in France, 1944). [61] [62] Automobile collection. Brass era.
Lone Star Flight Museum, December 2008, after damage from Hurricane Ike.Pictured here is a North American F-100D Super Sabre. The largest aircraft owned and operated by the museum was a Boeing B-17G, christened Thunderbird.
The L-13 project was specifically not included in the assets of the sale, however, and Convair continued its production in-house; ultimately building 300 units as the Convair L-13. It was a conventional high-wing tailwheel monoplane used for observation , liaison, and air ambulance duties, which typically require low landing speeds and short ...
Upon arriving in France in 1944, U.S. Army major, Charles Carpenter, an Army aviator flying liaison and artillery-spotting lightplanes like the military version of the Piper J-3 Cub, the L-4 Grasshopper, was issued a new L-4H version during the concluding stages of "Overlord", taking this "light attack" role against German armor by himself ...
Today's NYT Connections puzzle for Wednesday, January 15, 2025The New York Times
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