Taylorcraft L-2

what is it?

The Taylorcraft L-2 Grasshopper is an American observation and liaison aircraft built by Taylorcraft for the United States Army Air Forces in World War II.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 10.8 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 148 km/htop speed
• range 488 kmwithout refuelling
• size 590 kgmax take-off weight
• built 1,984made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 85 years ago, in 1941.
• 🚗Wingspan of 10.8 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.

piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.

spec sheet

first flight

1941-09

introduced

1941

number built

1,984

role

observation and liaison

origin

🇺🇸 United States

makers

Taylorcraft Aircraft

engines

1× Continental O-170-3

length

6.9 m

wingspan

10.8 m

height

2 m

max take-off weight

590 kg

top speed

148 km/h

cruise speed

134 km/h

range

488 km

ceiling

3,658 m

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.