Piper PA-12

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Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser
Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser
Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser
Type: Light aircraft
Design country:

United States 48United States United States

Manufacturer:

Piper Aircraft Corporation

First flight:

December 1945

Commissioning:

1946

Number of pieces:

3760

The PA-12 Super Cruiser is a single-engine light aircraft produced by the US aircraft manufacturer Piper Aircraft Corporation .

history

The PA-12 made its maiden flight in 1945 and was ready for series production in February 1946.

A total of 3760 pieces were produced, including variants as seaplanes , which are still mainly used as bush planes today. The PA-12 is relatively rare in Germany, which is why well-preserved used copies, similar to the PA-18, are in great demand.

construction

The PA-12 is the successor to the Piper J-5 and has only minor visual changes. The machine is a three-seater version of Piper's tail wheel series with Lycoming carburetor boxer engines of 125 hp and later also more powerful engines. The aircraft fuselage and wing surfaces are covered with fabric. It is similar to the Super Cub PA-18 , but due to the larger mass of the PA-12, it is somewhat slower to control. The Piper PA-14 is the four-seat variant of this aircraft.

Trivia

Two modified versions of type gained fame when in December 1947 Major Clifford Evans and Major George Truman, two officers of the US Air Force , the world successfully orbited in four months, the first attempt with aircraft of this class.

Technical specifications

Three-sided view
Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser converted to floats on Stavsjön in Sweden
Piper PA-12-b
Parameter Data
crew 1
Passengers 2
length 6.96 m
span 10.81 m
height 2.08 m
Empty weight 480 kg
Takeoff weight 750 kg
Cruising speed 169 km / h
Service ceiling 5500 m
Range 965 km
Engine A Lycoming O-235 C with 100 hp or

Lycoming O-290 with 125 hp or

Lycoming O-320 A with 150 HP (all with electric starter)

See also

Web links

Commons : Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Geoff Jones: Cruising the World . In: AIR Enthusiast No. 86 March / April 2000, p. 54 f.