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	Warbird Alley: Taylorcraft L-2 / O-57 Grasshopper
		Following an aerial observation tradition more than 200 years old, the Taylorcraft Model D tandem trainer was "drafted" in 1941 for artillery spotting, light transport and courier service.
		Various civilian models of Taylorcraft, in small quantities, were "drafted" into military service with designations from L-2C through L-2L.
		While some L-2s were furnished to foreign air forces, many were "mustered out," to rejoin their civilian counterparts on the U.S. civilian register after the war as comparatively cheap "warbirds." In the immediate postwar era, the commercial BC-12 D was manufactured for a time, and has become a popular example of late-1940's light aircraft.
	www.warbirdalley.com /l2.htm (0 words)

	Airliners.net: Taylorcraft series
		Taylorcraft's first aircraft was similar to the Piper Cub except that it seated two side by side and was powered by a 30kW (40hp) Continental engine.
		Prewar it was built in A, B, D and D Tandem Trainer form, the last aircraft seating two in tandem.
		The Tandem Trainer formed the basis for the wartime L-2, nicknamed Grasshopper, and more than 1600 were built during World War 2 for the US Army Air Force.
	www.airliners.net /info/stats.main?id=373 (615 words)

	Taylorcraft L-2 at AllExperts
		Taylorcraft L-2 Grasshopper is an observation and liaison aircraft used by the United States Army Air Forces in World War II.
		The L-2, adapted from Taylorcraft's pre-war commercial Model Tandem Trainer, was initially designated the O-57 at the time it was first ordered by the Air Corps.
		The airplane was given its service tests in the summer of 1941 during maneuvers in Louisiana and Texas where it was used for various support purposes such as a light transport and courier.
	en.allexperts.com /e/t/ta/taylorcraft_l-2.htm (257 words)

	Aeronca Aircraft at AllExperts
		The Defender, a tandem trainer version of the Chief with a higher rear seat, was used in training many of the pilots who flew in World War II.
		While the Champ shared its tandem seating arrangement with the pre-war tandem trainer and the Chief shared its name with the pre-war Chief designs, both were new designs.
		Aeronca developed a low-wing aircraft in 1935, the Model L (produced with two different engines) with side-by-side seating and a completely enclosed cabin, but the true successor to the popular C-2/C-3 line was the Aeronca Model K Scout, first introduced in 1937.
	en.allexperts.com /e/a/ae/aeronca_aircraft.htm (1703 words)

	Watsonville Fly-In and Air Show
		He is an instructor and tandem master at Skydive Monterey Bay, and is a two time veteran of the World Team of skydivers, which set new world records for largest freefall formation in 2004 and 2006, with 357 and 400 persons respectively linked together.
		Santa Clara County Model Aircraft Skypark returns for a command performance in 2007, with members bringing their keen flying skills to the Watsonville Airport for aircraft demonstration Saturday and Sunday.
		Santa Clara County Model Aircraft Skypark returns for a command performance in 2006, with members bringing their keen flying skills to the Watsonville Airport for aircraft demonstration Saturday and Sunday.
	www.watsonvilleflyin.org /performers.html (1386 words)

	Winged Sentries / Sentinelles de L'Air
		Dès les premiers vols à bord d'appareils à moteur, les Canadiens ont manifesté un vif intérêt pour l'aviation et ont fourni, en dépit de leurs ressources limitées, un appoint considérable dans le domaine aéronautique.
		A seaplane model was used by S/L A. Godfrey for his experimental air mail flight from Ottawa to Vancouver in September, 1928, on which the Fairchild covered 3300 miles in 32 flying hours.
		In Canada different models of the "Anson" were widely used in the schools of the BCATP and over 20,000 aircrew were trained on it.
	www.geocities.com /adrien_michaud/GHpage1.htm (15589 words)

	Taylorcraft History (Site not responding. Last check: )
		By mid 1938, after some 600 Model A Taylorcrafts had been built and sold, it was replaced by the new Model B with much needed more powerful 50 horsepower engines.
		By 1940 Taylorcraft had become the second largest producer of light aircraft in the country producing new models for both domestic use and for shipment to many foreign countries.
		The last Taylorcrafts came off the line when the factory was forced to close in 1992 as the light aircraft industry became bogged down in product liability issues.
	www.tcraftsaleseast.com /hist.htm (734 words)

	The United States Ultralight Association recommended 14 changes to NPRM 11133 in its comment to FAA submitted May 6th.
		For example two-place ultralight trainers have had industry requirements for inspections in accordance with manufacturers Recommendations and repair/alterations in the manner prescribed by FAA in well-established guidance to mechanics.
		Allowable aircraft definitions should be identical to today's ultralight trainers and the fat single-place machines as described in the 1994 H.
		Tandem operations are popular, and as light sport aircraft, powered paragliders would then be eligible for passenger carrying.
	www.usua.org /SportPilot/Archive/CommentReport.htm (7578 words)

	The J3 Piper Cub Fiddlers Green FREE downloadable Cardmodel
		The shape is instantly familiar to every fledgling aviator, however, because it's also the shape of everybody's first model airplane: high wing for stability, slab-sided fuselage for ease of construction, gear well forward to bounce her back into the air again.
		During World War II it produced a tandem trainer that looked very much like the old Cub, and also considerable numbers of the L-2B-called Grasshopper, as was the military Cub-in which an observer sat behind the pilot.
		Taylor designed a four-seater Model 15 with a 150-hp Franklin, but what with a fire in the plant and overproduction of the 65-hp model, Taylorcraft was soon bankrupt again.
	www.fiddlersgreen.net /AC/aircraft/Piper-Cub/j3cub_info/j3_info.htm (5105 words)

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		With tandem (fore and aft) seating, it was intended for flight training but became one of the most popular and best-known light aircraft of all time.
		The Piper J-3 Cub became the primary trainer aircraft of the CPTP — 75 percent of all new pilots in the CPTP (from a total of 435,165 graduates) were trained in Cubs.
		Modernized and up-engined versions are produced today by Cub Crafters of Washington and by American Legend Aircraft in Texas, as the Cub continues to be sought after by bush pilots for its STOL capabilities, as well as by recreational pilots for its nostalgia appeal.
	stron.frm.pl /wiki.php?title=Piper_Cub (1464 words)

	Aircraft Directory
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		LM-1-2P-W 85% J-3 Replica (2 place / tandem)
		LM-5X-W Full Scale Super Cub Replica (2 place / tandem) (on site)
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	The Probert Encyclopaediat
		The BA Hawk is a British two seat tandem trainer and light tactical military aircraft.
		It is equipped with dual-wheel, tricycle landing gear with the main gear wheels arranged in tandem and the nose gear arranged side-by-side.
		The avionics systems of the F model combine features of the F-111D and E. The last F model was delivered to the US Air Force in November 1976.
	www.david-pye.com /probert/I.php (6901 words)

	World War 2 Aircraft Photo
		Taylorcraft L-2 - Taylorcraft L-2 is an observation and liaison aircraft used by the United States Army Air Forces in World War II.
		The L-2, adapted from Taylorcraft's pre-war commercial Model Tandem Trainer, was initially designated the O-57 at the time it was first ordered by the Air Corps.
		In 1931, De Seversky was sent to the Balkans did the aircraft was seriously underpowered and dangerous to inexperienced pilots, and was quickly replaced by the North American "BT-9", which evolved into the famous "AT-6 Texan" trainer.
	ai20.mavgeo.com /worldwar2aircraftphoto.html (1255 words)

	The Probert Encyclopaedia - Aircraft of the World
		It was used as a light reconnaissance bomber and trainer aircraft.
		The PIK-23 is a Finnish two-seat primary trainer and glider tug aircraft.
		The TB 30 is a French two-seat primary trainer aircraft.
	www.fas.org /news/reference/probert/I.HTM (6898 words)

	Taylor, Taylorcraft
		The birth of Taylorcraft came in early 1936 when city fathers offered C G Taylor the old Hess-Argo factory rent-free in order to encourage new industry.
		William C Young entered the picture as a partner in Apr 1937, and city support was dramatically demonstrated in late 1937 in the sale to townspeople of more than 35,000 shares of company stock for needed capital.
		POP: total 2,348 D models, of which 2,119 to USAAF as L-2 and O-57.
	aerofiles.com /_taylor.html (1300 words)

	Misc General Aviation Aircraft Models.
		this 1/20 scale model measures 12" in length and has a wingspan of 17 ½".
		this 1/20 scale model measures 13½" in length with a wingspan of 13¼".
		Hand painted and detailed, model is ready to display on the included mahogany base.
	www.yellowairplane.com /Models_General_Aviation/D_Aircraft_General_Aviation_Misc.html (1092 words)

	Aeronca: aeronca champ, aeronca chief, aeronca champ for sale
		The next major model was the Scout of 1937, a two-seater, which was developed into the famous Chief and Super Chief the next year.
		The Defender, a tandem trainer version of the Chief with a higher rear seat, was used in training many of the pilots who flew in World War II.
		While the Champ shared its tandem seating arrangement with the pre-war tandem trainer and the Chief shared its name with the pre-war Chief designs, both were new designs.
	advantacell.com /wiki/Aeronca (673 words)

	List of civil aircraft - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Aermacchi F-260 Two seat trainer and high performance light aircraft
		Cessna 150 and Cessna 152 Two seat primary and aerobatic capable trainers
		Citabria series of tandem 2 seat high wing, aerobatic, utility and STOL aircraft
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/List_of_civil_aircraft (2796 words)

	Plane & Pilot Magazine \| 25 Bargain Birds For 2005
		By definition, our list of bargains is guaranteed to exclude many popular models, specifically because those airplanes’ very popularity has elevated their prices, often putting them out of reach for pilots shopping for bargains.
		Taylorcrafts typically fly behind 85 hp Continentals and deliver nearly 90 knots, impressive for the time.
		The late-1940s Navion A models are among the best, with 205 hp, four comfortable seats, a sliding canopy (à la Tiger) and 60 gallons of fuel.
	www.planeandpilotmag.com /content/2005/oct/bargain_birds.html (2079 words)

	Designation Systems
		The most important one is that the letter 'D' was at first only used for biplane fighters, while 'E' was used for monoplane fighters ans 'Dr' for triplane fighters.
		A model number was used to indicate the versions.
		From the mid-thirties two-digit model numbers were used; the first digit indicated the airframe, the second digit the engine.
	www.hazegray.org /faq/designat.htm#t7 (3018 words)

	Internet Publications
		By the latter half of the 19th century, armies in combat were beginning to adapt new technologies, like hot air balloons, to supplement cavalry reconnaissance units in trying to ferret out enemy movements and dispositions.
		Growing up with ready accessto his father's engineering notebooks and drawings, and the fact that their farm laybeneath one of the early flyways used by pioneering aviators, Meyers was infused with alifelong dedication to aviation and aircraft design.
		When, in 1956, the U.S. Navyrequested competitive designs for a new jet trainer capable of taking their student pilots through advanced combat flight categories such as gunnery, fighter tactics, bombing, andcarrier qualification, North American Aviation emerged the winner with its design, whichused proven features from operational North American aircraft like the FJ-1 Fury and.
	homepage.mac.com /kevinmurphy1532/iblog/C908587053/index.html (1182 words)

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		Assymetric thrust in case of an engine failure was a problem, and later models had safety speed as high as 320km/h.
		Most FB.9s were dual-control trainers, the combat career of the FB.9 was limited to a few months in 1916.
		The RAF used it as a trainer; it also used to be the aircraft of the 'Red Arrows' acrobatic team.
	www.ibiblio.org /pub/academic/history/marshall/military/airforce/br_mil.txt (17484 words)

	Any Freeper Pilots? [Free Republic]
		Trainers need to be docile -- I think they all are.
		I learned by hopping in my parents Taylorcraft with a family friend (a taildragger pilot) and pushed in the throttle.
		Would think that a 150/152 would be a more practical trainer than a tail wheel.
	www.freerepublic.com /forum/a3b5736ce149c.htm (3496 words)

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		Type: A.S. Function: trainer Year: Crew: 2 Engines: 1 * Bristol Mercury VII Speed: 365km/h Ceiling: 7565m Range: 1090km Ashton, Avro (P-GB-A-X-N-N-JW4) The Ashton was a research aircraft for jet engine development, It was based on the Avro Tudor airliner, using surplus fuselages.
		But was not easy to fly: Assymetric thrust in case of an engine failure was a problem, and later models had a safety speed as high as 320km/h.
		Early models had a blunt, glazed nose, but the Mk.IV featured an elongated 'stepped' nose with an assymetric shape, and the nose of the Mk.V was even longer.
	users.skynet.be /Emmanuel.Gustin/faq/br_mil.txt (15195 words)

	American airplanes: St - Sz
		SJ 1916 = Civil trainer, modified from J-1 as 2pOhwM, with 90hp Curtiss OX-5 and Sikorsky-designed wing.
		Model B 1910 = Same as previous, but with a seven-cylinder Holmes-modified Gnôme rotary, and 6sqft rudder instead of 10sqft.
		Summit Aeronautical Corp (pres: M V D Towt), Westfield MA (planes were built by Miller Aviation Corp, Springfield MA).
	aerofiles.com /_st.html (5898 words)

	Piper j3 cub - Landings: How-To: HOW TO FLY A J-3 CUB
		I am a modeler in love with the Piper J3 and have many models of it in Radio control in many scales.
		PIPER J3 CUB free model As you already know, The little Piper Cub is an aviation legend.
		Among their ""Peanut Scale'' contest model kits are the 13'' span Piper J3 Cub, 13'' span P-51 Mustang, 13'' span Zero, and 13'' span Lacey M-10.
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		AT-17 Cessna AT-17 Trainer version of the Curtiss T-50 low-wing, twin-engined light transport, that was known as the UC-78 Bobcat in military service.
		The TC-4 is a trainer for A-6 crews, with a large nose radome.
		Type: UC-78 Function: transport / trainer Year: 1941 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 183kW Jacobs R-755-9 Wing Span: 12.8m Length: 9.98m Height: 3.02m Wing Area: 27.41m2 Empty Weight: 1588kg Max.Weight: 2585kg Speed: 315km/h Ceiling: 6700m Range: 1200km Freight: 4 seats C-79 Junkers C-79 Assigned to a Junkers Ju52/3m that was pressed into service in 1941.
	www.ibiblio.org /pub/academic/history/marshall/military/airforce/us_mil.txt (17463 words)

	Bill Warner's Cottage Wings
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		I use the stuff for my plastic models but from another source and it does not have the aluminum powder so is lighter and just as good but far more expensive.
		He specializes in model aviation books and magazines, and has what is probably the foremost collection on them on the planet.
	www.gryffinaero.com /models/cotwgs.html (11092 words)

	Guide to the Benjamin M. Anderson Aeronautical History collection, 1784-1988.
		The models are primarily plastic commercial models most of which are still in their boxes with the original cellophane wrapping intact.
		The types of aircraft represented range from models of single-engine monoplanes prior to 1914 to jets of the 1970s.
		Each model is described by the name of the plane on the box followed by the scale of the model and special series if available, which is followed by the manufacturer.
	www.lib.utexas.edu /taro/ricewrc/00245/00245-P.html (7816 words)

	Warbird Depot - Liaisons > Alamo Liaison Squadron's Taylorcraft L-2M
		The Taylorcraft L-2 (L for Liaison) Grasshopper is an observation and liaison aircraft used by the United States Army Air Forces in World War II.
		This Taylorcraft L-2M was build in 1943 for the United States Army Air Forces.
		It, along with many other liaison aircraft served our country in many different capacities, including artillery spotting, communications, training, medical evacuation, supplies, and other general transportation uses.
	www.warbirddepot.com /aircraft_liaisons_l2m-als.asp (568 words)

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		A question arises as to the proper nomenclature for Continental HOAE with the "old" Continental system using general model type and horsepower as designators.
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