Piper PA-32R

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PA-32R Lance / Saratoga
Piper PA-32R-301T Saratoga II TC
Piper PA-32R-301T Saratoga II TC
Type: Light aircraft
Design country:

United StatesUnited States United States

Manufacturer:

Piper Aircraft Corporation

First flight:

August 30, 1974

Commissioning:

1975

Production time:

1975 to 2009

The Piper PA-32R is a single-engine, six-seat light aircraft produced by the US aircraft manufacturer Piper Aircraft Corporation . It is a further development of the Piper Cherokee Six .

history

Until 1972 the Piper PA-24 "Comanche" was Piper's most powerful single-engine aircraft, which also offered a lot of comfort. After that, Piper began developing a completely new model that would offer even better performance and even more luxury. The result was a further development of the Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six, in which the fuselage was reinforced and a retractable landing gear was installed. For this reason, the new type was given the additional identifier "R" (English: retractable landing gear = retractable chassis). The PA-32R was born. On the PA-32RT, the "T" stood for the turbocharged engine.

The prototype had its first flight on August 30, 1974, the type certification according to CAR 3-8 (normal category) followed on February 25, 1975. The first production machine flew on July 17, 1975.

While most of the machines were built directly at Piper in Vero Beach , Florida , there was also a license production at Embraer in Brazil with the designation Embraer EMB-721 Sertanejo .

The production of the PA-32R and all other PA-32 versions ended in 2009.

Versions

The following versions were built (production period in brackets):

  • PA-32R-300 (1976-1978)
  • PA-32RT-300 (1978-1979)
  • PA-32RT-300T (1978–1979) (turbocharged version)
  • PA-32R-301 (1980-2007)
  • PA-32R-301T (1980-2009) (turbocharged version)

In Brazil, Embraer produced the following PA-32R versions:

  • EMB-721C Sertanejo
  • EMB-721D Sertanejo

Technical data (PA-32RT-300)

Parameter Data
crew 1
Passengers 5-6
length 8.44 m
span 9.99 m
height 2.9 m
Wing area 16.2 m²
Empty weight 912 kg
Max. Takeoff weight 1633 kg
Cruising speed 258 km / h
Top speed 306 km / h
Service ceiling 4450 m
Range 1600 km
Engine Lycoming IO-540-K1G5 with 300 HP

See also

literature

Web links

Commons : Piper PA-32R  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ John WR Taylor (Ed.): Jane's all the World's Aircraft , 1978/79, p. 401
  2. ↑ Peperell 2006, p. 619
  3. ↑ Discontinued Aircraft ( Memento from July 15, 2011 in the Internet Archive )