Reading World War II Weekend: Piper L-4 Grasshopper “Brother Time”

This 1946 Piper L-4J (J3C-65) Grasshopper, “Brother Time”, Serial No. 45-5305, Registration N70615, was on display at Mid-Atlantic Air Museum’s 2022 World War II Weekend in Reading, Pa.
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The Grasshopper is the military version of the Piper J-3 Cub.

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Piper developed a military variant variously designated as the O-59 (1941), L-4 (after April 1942) and NE (U.S. Navy).

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. When carrying only the pilot, the L-4 had a top speed of 85 mph, a cruise speed of 75 mph, a service ceiling of 12,000 ft, a stall speed of 38 mph, an endurance of three hours, and a range of 225 mi.

Some 5,413 L-4s were produced for U.S. forces, including 250 built for the U.S. Navy under contract as the NE-1 and NE-2.

All L-4 models, as well as similar, tandem-cockpit accommodation aircraft from Aeronca and Taylorcraft, were collectively nicknamed "Grasshoppers", though the L-4 was almost universally referred to by its civilian designation of Cub.

The L-4 was used extensively in World War II for reconnaissance, transporting supplies, artillery spotting duties and medical evacuation of wounded soldiers.

Specifications (J3C-65 Cub)
*Crew: one pilot
*Capacity: one passenger
*Useful load: 455 lb
*Length: 22 ft 5 in
*Wingspan: 35 ft 3 in
*Height: 6 ft 8 in
*Wing area: 178.5 sq ft
*Empty weight: 765 lb
*Max takeoff weight: 1,220 lb
*Powerplant: 1 × Continental A-65-8 air-cooled horizontally opposed four cylinder, 65 hp (48 kW) at 2,350 rpm
Performance
*Maximum speed: 76 kn (87 mph, 140 km/h)
*Cruise speed: 65 kn (75 mph, 121 km/h)
*Range: 191 nmi (220 mi, 354 km)
*Service ceiling: 11,500 ft (3,500 m)
*Rate of climb: 450 ft/min (2.3 m/s)

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