Light observation aircraft like the L-4, under the operational control of ground force commanders ... provide the necessary observation was the Piper J-3 Cub, destined to become the L-4 Grasshopper.

At the same time, he renamed the company Piper Aircraft Co. Despite the damage from the fire, Piper production in 1937 grew to 687 airplanes and the work force doubled. The new J-3 Cub made its ...

Based on the civilian Piper J-3 Cub trainer ... A primary trainer for Great Britain’s Royal Air Force, the biplane Tiger Moth had ailerons only on its bottom wings. Other versions of the ...

But for our money, the Piper L4 Grasshopper should join that list. While Mustangs and Thunderbolts protected them from enemy fighters, Grasshoppers, based on the civilian Piper Cub, surveyed ...

the Piper Super Cub, held a special place in Tata's heart. When the club decided to refurbish the aircraft, which had once been flown by JRD Tata and used by the Royal Air Force, Ratan made a ...