Piper PA-44 Seminole

The Piper PA -44 Seminole is a twin-engine, four-seat light aircraft of the U.S. 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 - 28th

Development

The Piper Seminole first production was equipped with two 134 kW Lycoming O -360 - E1A6D engines. The propellers turned it in opposite directions in order to keep the aircraft in the event of engine failure easier to control.

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

Later Seminoles were equipped with Lycoming O -360 - A1H6 engines produced.

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

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

The Seminole was built in the years 1979-82, 1989-90, and again since 1995.

Variants

Military user

Specifications

Data from Airliners.net

• Crew: 1 pilot
• Passengers: 3
• Length: 8.41 m
• Wingspan: 11.77 m
• Height: 2.59 m
• Wing area: 17.1 m²
• Mass: 1070 kg
• Max. Take off weight: 1723 kg
• Maximum speed: 374 km / h
• Cruising speed: 287 km / h
• Rate of climb: 6.1 m / s
• Ceiling: 5213 m
• Single peak altitude: 1158 m
• Range: 1630 km
• Drive: 2x O -360 - A1H6 air-cooled, direct drive, horizontally opposed 4 -cylinder engine with 134 kW each

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