History:
Taylorcraft L-2B, s/n 43-201
Manufactured in Alliance, OH and received by the USAAF on 30 Jan 1943
Mar 1943 went to Post Field, Grand Haven, MI (assigned to the US Army Ground Forces)
Aug 1943 went to Advance Glider school (AAF Flying Training Command) South Plains AAF, TX
Jul 1944 went to 254rd AAF Base unit (Basic Pilot School, AAFFTC), Waco AAF, TX and 4121st AAF Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command, Kelly AAF, TX (storage)
Oct 1944 Disposed as surplus by Defense Plant Corp, Denver, CO
| Registration Number | Date of Manufacture |
| N47727 | 1943 |
| Aircraft Role | Nickname |
| Liaison, glider and pilot training | “Grasshopper” |
| Aircraft Type: | Wingspan: |
| Taylorcraft L-2 | 35 feet 5 inches |
| Overall length: | Empty weight: |
| 22 feet 9 inches | 831 pounds |
| Gross weight: | Fuel capacity: |
| 1300 pounds | 14 gals, 230 miles |
| Oil capacity | Engine type: |
| 4 qts | Single 65 hp Continental O-170-3 piston engine |
| Propeller type: | Max Speed |
| Sensenich wood | 102 mph |
| Rate of Climb | Cruise Speed |
| 450 ft/min | 85 |
| Service Ceiling | Number of Crew |
| 16,000 feet | Two |
| Armament | Bomb Load |
| None | None |
| Number Built | Number Surviving |
| 1726 | 150+ |
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Restoration
Been in restoration for almost 14 years by three different owners. As the third owner, I took the project over 3 years ago with my good friends Jim Johnson, Pat Devine and finished the aircraft June 2012.
Restoration Images
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