But in 1968, in response to an Air Force search for a counterinsurgency ... III and himself over to Piper Aircraft, maker of popular aircraft such as the Piper Cub. What emerged in 1971 was ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...