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Description
| Manufacturer: | Piper | |
| Base model: | L-4 | |
| Designation: | L-4 | |
| Version: | A | |
| Nickname: | Grasshopper | |
| Designation System: | U.S. Air Force | |
| Designation Period: | 1942-1962 | |
| Basic role: | Liaison | |
| See Also: | O-59 | |
Specifications
| Length: | 22' | 6.7 m | |
| Height: | 6' 8" | 2.0 m | |
| Wingspan: | 35' 3" | 10.7 m | |
| Wingarea: | 179.0 sq ft | 16.6 sq m | |
| Empty Weight: | 730 lb | 331 kg | |
| Gross Weight: | 1,220 lb | 553 kg | |
Propulsion
| No. of Engines: | 1 | ||
| Powerplant: | Continental O-170-3 | ||
| Horsepower (each): | 65 | ||
Performance
| Range: | 190 miles | 305 km | |
| Cruise Speed: | 75 mph | 120 km/h | 64 kt |
| Max Speed: | 85 mph | 136 km/h | 73 kt |
| Ceiling: | 9,300 ft | 2,834 m | |
Known serial numbers
Examples of this type may be found at
| Museum | City | State |
| United States Air Force Museum | Wright-Patterson | Ohio |
| United States Army Aviation Museum | Ozark | Alabama |
L-4A on display
United States Air Force Museum |
Recent comments by our visitors
| DAVE BOSO BELPRE, OH | It's not an l4 it's an o 59 10/23/2007 @ 15:33 [ref: 18287] |
| Mike Crawford , OH | The Piper J-3 Cub pictured here was donated to the Air Force Museum in the early seventies by the Civil Air Patrol of Greene County, Ohio, commanded by Major William B. Crawford (Ret). At the time of the donation, the Cub was still painted in Air Force colors (silver). The Air Force Museum agreed to paint it up in Civil Air Patrol Colors. 11/17/2006 @ 03:32 [ref: 14755] |
| John Bayer Denver, CO | ALONE AND UNARMED is the story of a lone pilot, Staff Sergeant Ernest Kowalik, flying the military's version of the 65-hp Piper "Cub", during the Italian Campaign in WWII.
Flying without an Observer, because he was the "spare" pilot for the 88th Division Artillery HQ Battalion, Kowalik actually flew more than twice the average number of sorties and hours than the typical division Liaison Pilot, often at dangerously low altitiudes. Artillery spotting and scouting for the 88th Infantry "Blue Devil" Division, he saw a wide variety of action, from taking out large enemy guns and rescuing supply caravans from ambush, to making possible several significant breakthroughs of enemy lines. Join Staff Sergeant (later Lieutenant) Kowalik as he relives significant episodes of the world's struggle for freedom in that time. "Directing artillery fire from an unarmed, unarmored light aircraft was surely one of thw most dangerous tasks performed on a daily basis during World War II. Flying from rough, unimproved airstrips, often within range of enemy shellfire, added to the perils faced by Field Artillery pilots, as did the ever present threat of bad weather. Such operations are covered in graphic detail by Ernest Kowalik, whose "Alone and Unarmed" is a welcome addition to the small number of books on a little known aspect of WWII." - KEN WAKEFIELD, author of Lightplanes at War, The Flying Grasshoppers, and Luftwaffe Encore. Pre-publication offer, only $19.95 plus $2.00 Media Mail shipping. Priority Mail extra. Pay via Paypal to jrbayer3@yahoo.com, or send check or money order to: The Glenn Curtiss Press c/o Bayer 8501 E. Alameda Ave. #1031 Denver, CO 80230-6891 01/24/2005 @ 23:50 [ref: 9243] |
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