Aircraft -
Piper Navajo
Manufacturer's Website
www.newpiper.com
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Performance
- Cruise speed: 183 knots
- Maximum Range: 753 nautical miles
- Service ceiling: 5750 ft
- Rate of climb: 270 ft/min
- Takeoff ground roll:930 ft
- Landing ground roll: 1115 ft
History
The highly successful Navajo six/eight seat cabin class twin has been adapted to a number of commuter, charter, air taxi, light freight and executive transport roles, and has spawned a series of developments.
The PA-31 was developed at the request of company founder William T Piper, and the program for a new larger twin was given the project name Inca. The first prototype PA-31 made the type's first flight on September 30 1964 and was Piper's largest aircraft to be built to that time.
Deliveries began began in the first half of 1967. The first model was the PA-31-310, powered by two 230kW (310hp) turbocharged Lycoming TIO-540-A1A engines. A small number of the PA-31-300 with two normally aspirated 225kW (300hp) IO-540-M engines were also built in 1968 and 1969.
The PA-31-310 had five cabin windows per side and Piper's distinctive Tiger Shark engine nacelles with optional nacelle lockers. The PA-31-310 was further improved in late 1971 in the Navajo B and in 1974 in the Navajo C and the PA-31-325 Navajo C/R with counter rotating 242kW (325hp) TIO-540-F engines.
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