Taylorcraft L-2 Grasshopper

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Taylorcraft L-2 Grasshopper - a summary version[/heading]

YO-57 - four machines, corresponding to civilian Taylorcraft DC-65, only with walkie-talkies and new painted and delivered for testing army air force
O-57 - the production version of the YO-57, 70 pcs
L-2 - the designation YO-57/O-57 after 1942
L-2A - ordered as the O-47A, a variant of the reduced back, rotating the seat of the observer and the radio SCR-585; 476 pcs
L-2B - variant for artillery observation, supplemented with rangefinders etc.; 490 pcs
L-2C - designation for the 13 civilian DC-65 assumed by the army, of the seat behind
L-2D - the designation for the civilian DL-65 assumed by the army, of the seat behind
L-2E - label for 10 civil DF-65 assumed by the army, of the seat behind
L-2F - designation for the 7 civilian BL-65 assumed by the army, the seats next to each other
L-2G - label for 2 of the civil BFT-65 taken by the army, of the seat behind
L-2H - designation for the 9 civilian BC12-65 assumed by the army, the seats next to each other
L-2J - label for 5 civilian BL12-65 assumed by the army, the seats next to each other
L-2K - label for 4 civilian BF12-65 assumed by the army, the seats next to each other
L-2L - the designation for the civilian BF-50 taken by the army, the seats next to each other
L-2M - a variant with improved fairing of the engine and standard military equipment, 900 pcs
UC-96A - the original designation for the L-2F
TG-6 - derived training glider, 250 pcs
XLNT-1 - the designation of the three TG-6 lent US Navy

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