Type sheet: aerl4

Aeronca L 3 Grasshopper
Liaison and observation airplane, USA, 1941

[Technical Data] [Expo/Images] - [ Aeronca] [ General Aviation 1939-1945] [ Reconnaissance 1939-1945] [ Transport A/C 1939-1945]

Sizes and weights

Total Length :

20.997 ft

6.400 m

Greatest height :

7.677 ft

2.340 m

Wingspan :

35.007 ft

10.670 m

Wing area :

158.016 sqft

14.680 qm

Max take off weight :

1301.0 lbs

590.0 kg

Weight empty :

835.7 lbs

379.0 kg

Performance data

Max. speed :

76 kts

140 km/h

Cruising speed :

40 kts

74 km/h

Service ceiling :

10007 ft

3050 m

Wing load :

8.20 lbs/ft2

40.00 kg/qm

Range :

174 nm

322 km

Propulsion

Kind :

KBox

Type :

Continental O-170-3

Power rating (max.) :

65 hp

66 ps

Count :

1

1

Total power rating (max.) :

64 hp

65 ps