*****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