Piper PA-32R
PA-32R Lance / Saratoga | |
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Piper PA-32R-301T Saratoga II TC |
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Type: | Light aircraft |
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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 |
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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
- Roger Peperell: Piper Aircraft , Air-Britain, Tonbridge 2006, ISBN 0-85130-378-1 .
Web links
- Manufacturer's website
- Type certification of the Piper Model PA-32 - EASA-TCDS-A.239 (PDF; 105 kB)
Individual evidence
- ^ John WR Taylor (Ed.): Jane's all the World's Aircraft , 1978/79, p. 401
- ↑ Peperell 2006, p. 619
- ↑ Discontinued Aircraft ( Memento from July 15, 2011 in the Internet Archive )