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Description
| Manufacturer: | Aeronca |
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| Base model: | L-3 | ||
| Designation: | L-3 | ||
| Version: | B | ||
| Nickname: | Grasshopper | ||
| Equivalent to: | O-58 O58O-58 | ||
| Designation System: | U.S. Air Force | ||
| Designation Period: | 1942-1962 | ||
| Basic role: | Liaison | ||
| See Also: | O-58 |
Specifications
| Length: | 21' | 6.4 m | |
| Height: | 7' 8" | 2.3 m | |
| Wingspan: | 35' | 10.6 m | |
| Gross Weight: | 1,298 lb | 589 kg | |
| Max Weight: | 1,300 lb | 589 kg | |
Propulsion
| No. of Engines: | 1 | ||
| Powerplant: | Continental O-170-3 | ||
| Horsepower (each): | 65 | ||
Performance
| Range: | 199 miles | 320 km | |
| Cruise Speed: | 79 mph | 127 km/h | 68 kt |
| Max Speed: | 87 mph | 140 km/h | 75 kt |
| Ceiling: | 7,750 ft | 2,362 m | |
Known serial numbers
Examples of this type may be found at
| Museum | City | State |
| Kalamazoo Aviation History Museum | Kalamazoo | Michigan |
| United States Air Force Museum | Wright-Patterson | Ohio |
L-3B on display
United States Air Force Museum |
Recent comments by our visitors
| E.V. Roosevelt Wilsonville,AL, AL | L3B serial # 42-36243 is in Wilsonville AL and belongs to Bill Glenn 02/13/2015 @ 17:22 [ref: 68932] |
| E.V. Roosevelt Wilsonville,AL, AL | L3B serial # 42-36243 is in Wilsonville AL and belongs to Bill Glenn 02/13/2015 @ 17:22 [ref: 68931] |
| Kirby Totty Huntsville, AL | We've just gotten an L3B in our stable and are looking for photos or drawings of a "historically correct" instrument panel. We want to rebuild the panel so any help would be greatly appreciated.
Happy Landings! Kirby Totty 10/17/2013 @ 00:21 [ref: 68110] |
| Robert Parks Shoreline, WA | My partner and I restored an 1942 L-3B in 1966 and flew it up and down the west coast. It won many awards as best liaison plane in the 1969 & 1970 Merced Antique Fly-in and others here in Washington. I believe that it was one of the first L plane restoration in the U.S. Registration was N49496. It was destroyed in a mid-air collision in 1970. I am dismayed to see so many incorrectly painted and marked liaison planes that are flying around now. The main error is to paint the lower surfaces O.D. when they were specified to be painted medium grey per WW2 spec. T.O.1-1-1. Some have European invasion stripes on them , WRONG. They didn't participate in the invasion. One example has a big mess of a mixture of pre-war red ball star combined with the bars that came in long after . Then it has a yellow tail with Coast Guard stripes AND the undersurfaces are O.D. Nothing but a cartoon. 08/12/2012 @ 16:29 [ref: 65345] |
| Chris Allentown, PA | Picture above is not L-3, I believe it is an L-6. 10/01/2010 @ 19:22 [ref: 31092] |
| Stephen Kent Danvers, MA | I still have the basket case Aeronca TC; have had it sand blasted with plastic shot, and will need to replace many tubes. Right wing will probably need new spars. ****my e-mail was changed soon after my first note, and I may have missed some mail from someone, so if you sent me a note, and I did not respond, please write me again! Thank you! Well HERE is my NEW e-mail: stephenkent@live.com !!! 02/04/2009 @ 20:21 [ref: 23635] |
| Stephen Kent Danvers, MA | I still have the basket case Aeronca TC; have had it sand blasted with plastic shot, and will need to replace many tubes. Right wing will probably need new spars. ****my e-mail was changed soon after my first note, and I may have missed some mail from someone, so if you sent me a note, and I did not respond, please write me again! Thank you! 02/04/2009 @ 20:19 [ref: 23634] |
| Jim Spee Redlands, CA | Hi L-3 lovers,
Some drawings of L-3's and 65-TCs are available from Todd Trainer at www.aeronca.com Jim Spee 08/26/2008 @ 09:50 [ref: 22552] |
| ron , LA | looking for set of plans for any designation of aeronca l-3. 03/04/2008 @ 06:58 [ref: 19854] |
| ron , LA | looking for set of plans for any designation of aeronca l-3. 03/04/2008 @ 06:58 [ref: 19853] |
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