military-aircraft-l-21a

During the Second World War, the USA. and is allies, used about 6,280 examples of the J-3 Club, The J-4 Cub Coupe, and the J-5 Cruiser light planes with designations in the L-4 Grasshopper series. In 1949 the L-4J version was revised as the L-18A, but no production followed as the US Army preferred to by a version of the PA-11 Cub Special 95 as the L-18B for onward transfer to the Turkish army. At the same time, the US Army took 839 PA-18 super cub 95 aircraft for itself with the designation L-18C, 108 of these were passed straight to friendly nations, and other followed later. In the same period, two Supper Cub 135s were evaluated as YL-21s and this paved the way for 150 L-21A liaison aircraft. Some of these were later converted as TL-21A trainers. The last variant was the L-21B with slightly more power. Some of these 584 aircraft were passed to friendly nations were redesigned U-7A

Description	Specifications
Manufacturer: Piper	Length: 22 ft. 7 in.
First Flight:	Height: 6 ft. 6 in.
Model: A	Wing Span: 35 ft. 3 in.
Crew: Two	Wing Area: 178.5 sq. ft.
Nickname: Grasshopper	Empty Weight: 950 lb.
Basic Role: Training and utility aircraft.	Max. Weight: 6,600 lb.
Other Versions: L-18B 95-hp Continental C90-8F. L-18C improved model. L-21A more power. TL-21A trainer conversion. L-21B 135-hp Lycoming o-290-D2.	Armament: None
Principal User: Argentina, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, (West) Iran, Israel, Italy, the Netherlands, Nicaragua, Norway. Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, Uruguay, and USA.	Propulsion
Performance	Power Plant: Lycoming O-290-11 inline piston engine.
Range: 770 miles.	Horsepower: 125-hp.
Max. Speed: 123 mph at optimum altitude.	No. Of Engines: One
Ceiling: 21,650 ft.
Climb Rate: 1,000 ft. per minute.