Piper PA-44

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Piper PA-44 Seminole
Piper PA-44 Seminole
Piper PA-44-180 Seminole
Type: Light aircraft
Design country:

United StatesUnited States United States

Manufacturer:

Piper Aircraft Corporation

First flight:

1978

Commissioning:

1978

Production time:

since 1978

Number of pieces:

926 (until 2019)

Piper PA-44-180 Seminole
PA-44 on final approach

The Piper PA-44 Seminole is a twin-engine, four-seat light aircraft produced by the US aircraft manufacturer Piper Aircraft Corporation , which was developed as a training and touring aircraft . The PA-44 is a further development of the Piper PA-28 .

development

The first production Piper Seminole was equipped with two 134 kW Lycoming O-360-E1A6D engines. The propellers turned in opposite directions, which balances the torque of both engines.

The Seminole was certified on March 10, 1978 and introduced in late 1978. The gross weight is 1723 kg (3800 lbs).

Seminoles produced later were fitted with Lycoming O-360-A1H6 engines.

The PA-44-180T Turbo Seminole was certified on November 29, 1979 and built between 1981 and 1982. It has two Lycoming TO-360-E1A6D turbochargers , which significantly improved performance at higher altitudes. The gross weight increased to 1780 kg (3925 lbs) while the landing weight remained the same at 1723 kg (3800 lbs).

The PA-44 has a high T-tail similar to that of the Arrow IV and is similar to the Beechcraft Duchess .

The Seminole was built in 1979–82, 1989–90, and again since 1995.

variants

PA-44-180 Seminole
Normal version equipped with two Lycoming O-360-E1A6D or O-360-A1H6 engines.
PA-44-180T Turbo Seminole
Turbocharged version, equipped with two Lycoming TO-360-E1A6D .

Military users

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Technical specifications

Three-sided view

Data from Airliners.net

  • Crew: 1 pilot
  • Passengers: 3
  • Length: 8.41 m
  • Span: 11.77 m
  • Height: 2.59 m
  • Wing area: 17.1 m²
  • Empty weight: 1070 kg
  • Max. Takeoff weight: 1723 kg
  • Top speed: 374 km / h
  • Cruising speed: 287 km / h
  • Climbing rate: 6.1 m / s
  • Summit height: 5213 m
  • Summit height single engine: 1158 m
  • Range: 1630 km
  • Drive: 2 × O-360-A1H6 air-cooled, direct drive, horizontally opposed 4-cylinder engine with 134 kW each

Related articles

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Web links

Commons : Piper PA-44 Seminole  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Roger Peperell: Piper Aircraft - Freedom of Flight Supplement , Air-Britain, Tonbridge 2020, ISBN 978-0-85130-524-0 , S. 106th
  2. ↑ a b c d e Federal Aviation Administration : TYPE CERTIFICATE DATA SHEET NO. A19SO Revision 10 (PDF; 136 kB) August 2006. Accessed September 9, 2008.
  3. ^ Airliners.net: The Piper PA-44 Seminole . 2009. Retrieved August 26, 2009.