History:
Built in 1945, shipped to Saipan in Aug 1945. Arriving to the Pacific theater late in the war, it served briefly as liaison and communications support. Shipped back to the US it changed hands several times until wind damaged in 1968. Collected and faithfully restored by Colin Powers of OR, it became the EAA sweepstakes plane in 2016.
| Registration Number | Date of Manufacture |
| N1227N | 1945 |
| Aircraft Role | Nickname |
| Liaison | “Grasshopper” |
| Aircraft Type: | Wingspan: |
| Piper L-4 | 35 feet 2 inches |
| Overall length: | Empty weight: |
| 22 feet 3 inches | 766 pounds |
| Gross weight: | Fuel capacity: |
| 1,220 pounds | 12.5 gal |
| Oil capacity | Engine type: |
| 4 qts | Single 65 hp Continental A65 piston engine |
| Propeller type: | Max Speed |
| Sensenich Model W72CK40 | 75 mph |
| Rate of Climb | Cruise Speed |
| 300 fpm | 65 mph |
| Service Ceiling | Number of Crew |
| 12,000 feet | Two |
| Armament | Bomb Load |
| None | None |
| Number Built | Number Surviving |
| 5703 | 40 L-4, unknown many converted to civilian J-3 |
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Restoration
Rebuilt wings per Piper dwg 13000 using Dakota Cub Ribs
New lift struts, boot cowl, top & bottom cowl, fuel tank & valve
All instruments overhauled by Keystone, repair station BX1R050K
All AN hardware re-plated per QQ-P-416F Class 2- Type II
New brake master cylinder, lines and diaphragms
All new cabin glass
Covered on Superflite SF102-2.7, painting per STC SA-01734SE
Overhauled Magnetos, Fresno Air Parts
All new SS control cables
Overhauled carburetor, D&G Supply
Restoration Images
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