*****AIRCRAFT “Piper
- PA24 Comanche”*****
REFERENCE INFORMATION (by unknow)
*****Aircraft Features*****
Wing position: Low wing
Engine position: Nose mounted
Tail configuration: Regular tail,
mid set
Landing gear: Tricycle
retractable
Specifications:
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Length: 25'
8'' 7.82 m
Wing span: 36' 0'' 11.0 m
Height: 7’ 6’’ 2.29 m
Weight: 2110lb(empty),3600lb(MTOW)
Power: 400hp Lycoming IO-720-A1A flat 8
Details: Four Seat High Performance Prop
Constant speed 3 blade propWing
Length: 7.82 m
Span: 11.0 m
Height: 2.29 m
Power plant: see above
One pilot and 3 passengers
Notes
: The PA-24-400 Comanche 400, while identical in planform
to other single-engined Comanches,
is structurally strengthened, primarily in the tail.
The aircraft has an extra nose
rib in the stabilator and in the vertical fin.
The stabilator,
vertical fin, and rudder of the 400 share virtually no common parts with the
180,
250, or 260 hp
(190 kW) Comanches. In addition, the 400's
rudder is aerodynamically balanced
in a manner similar to that of
the Piper PA-30
Twin Comanche and does not have the lead
external balance weights of
the lower-powered single-engined Comanches.
The Comanche 400 is powered by the 400-horsepower 8-cylinder Lycoming IO-720 engine, an
engine developed specifically for the Comanche
The aircraft
was produced from 1964 to 1966, with only 148 PA-24-400s having been built.
The aircraft's
high fuel burn means that it is expensive to operate. There have been cooling
problems with
the rear cylinders of the horizontally
opposed eight-cylinder engine.
Even with the
huge engine, the PA-24-400 manages a top speed of only 194 knots
(360 km/h)
and cruising
speed of 185 knots (343 km/h), considerably slower than more modern light
aircraft,
such as the Cessna 400, operating with much less horsepower.
The Comanche
400 has a three-bladed propeller and carries 100 US gallons (380 L) of
fuel, or
130 US gallons
(490 L) with optional extended tanks. Fuel burn was advertised as 16 to 23
US
gallons (61 to
87 L) per hour, at 55%-75% power. The 400 had a typical empty weight of
2,110
pounds and a
max gross weight of 3,600 pounds.
*****Total Flight Simulator aircraft weight with full fuel*****
000,000 lbs - 1.100 kg
VMO - Maximum Operating Speed 110
KIAS
MMO - Maximum Operating Speed
Mach nd Mach
Turbulent Air Penetration
Speed 000 KIAS/.00 Mach
VLO - Maximum Gear Operating
Speed 000 KIAS
VLE - Maximum Landing Gear
Extension Speed 000 KIAS/.00 Mach
SPEEDS:
STALL CLEAN 68
KT
DIRTY 56
KT
MIN CONTROL SE (Vmc/Vr) 70 KT
(RED LINE-Lower)
FLAP ¼ 140 KT
½ 125 KT
FULL (Vfe) 110
KT
GEAR EXTENSION (Vle) 130
KT
CLIMB RATE (Vy) 110 KT
S.E. (Vyse) 90
KT (BLUE LINE)
ANGLE (Vx) 100 KT
S.E. (Vxse) 85 KT
MANEUVERING SPEED (Vra) 130 KT
NEVER EXCEED SPEED (Vne) 245 KT (RED LINE-Upper)
*****Maximum Flap Placard Speeds*****
Flaps degrees KT
1/4 140
1/2 125
full 110
*****Take-off*****
WTC: L
Distance: 300 mt
V2 (IAS): 65 kts
*****Climbing*****
-(to 5000 ft)
IAS: 110 kt
ROC: 500 ft/min
-(to FL150)
IAS: 90 kt
ROC: 500 ft/min
-(to FL240)
IAS: nd kt
ROC: nd ft/min
-(mach)
mach: nd
ROC: nd ft/min
*****Cruise*****
TAS: 240 kt
MACh: nd
Ceiling: FL120
Range: 500 NM
*****Descent *****
- (to FL240)
mach: nd
ROD: nd ft/min
- (to FL100)
IAS: 110 kt
ROD: 500 ft/min
*****Approach*****
IAS: 110 kt
MCS: nd kt
ROD: 500 ft/min
*****Landing*****
Vht (IAS): 100 kt
APC: A
Distance: 300
mt