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Did the L-3 Grasshopper have a glider version?
Short answer
Yes: the TG-5, a three-seat 1942 training glider based on the O-58 design, which kept the rear fuselage, wings and tail while replacing the engine with a new nose. Aeronca built 250 for the Army, and the Navy received three as LNR-1s.
A glider derived from the L-3
Yes: the TG-5 was a three-seat training glider from 1942 based on the O-58's design. The aircraft kept the O-58's rear fuselage, wings and tail. In place of the engine it received a new forward fuselage.
Production and military use
Aeronca went on to build 250 TG-5s for the Army. All 250 left the factory already configured as training gliders for the USAAC. The US Navy received three units, designated LNR-1. In naval nomenclature those aircraft appear as LNR, three TG-5s supplied to the Navy.
The TG-33, flown prone
The TG-5 also gave rise to the TG-33, a single example converted for prone-position piloting.
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