Piper

Piper’s flagship, the Meridian, simplifies the turboprop transition

Piper PA-46 Meridian Price (std. equip.): $2,219,850 Engine Make/Model: Pratt & Whitney PT6A-42A Horsepower On Takeoff: 500 TBO (hrs.): 3600 Fuel Type: Jet A Propeller: Hartzell 4-Blade, CS Max. Takeoff Weight (lbs.): 5092 Equipped Weight, std. (lbs.): 3436 Useful Load, std. (lbs.): 1698 Usable Fuel, std. (gals./lbs.): 170/1139 Payload, full std. fuel (lbs.): 562 Wingspan […]

Piper’s Seneca at work and play

Piper Seneca Basic Price: $756,500 Power Plant: (2) 220 hp Teledyne Continental TSIO-360-RB Propeller: McCauley three-blade 76-inch diameter Wingspan (ft.): 38.9 Length (ft): 28.6 Seating Capacity: Six Max Gross Takeoff Weight (lbs.): 4750 Empty Weight (lbs.): 3397 Fuel Capacity (gals.): 122 Standard Useful Load (lbs.): 1376 PERFORMANCE Rate Of Climb, Sea Level (fpm): 1460 Service […]

Every pilot has his list of best airplanes. These are mine.

2012 Piper Meridian Engine make/model P&W PT6A-42A Horsepower on takeoff 500 TBO (hrs.) 3600 Fuel type Jet A Propellor Hartzell 4-blade, CS Max takeoff weight (lbs.) 5092 Empty weight, std. (lbs.) 3433 Useful load, std. (lbs.) 1701 Usable fuel, std. (gals./lbs) 170/1139 Payload, full std. fuel (lbs.) 562 Wingspan (ft.) 43 Overall length 29 ft. […]

The Piper Archer soldiers on into a new generation

Piper Archer Base Price: $309,900 Engine make/model: 180-hp Lyc O-360-A4M TBO (hrs.): 2000 Max takeoff weight (lbs.): 2550 Empty weight, std. (lbs.): 1680 Useful load, std. (lbs.): 870 Usable fuel, std. (gals.): 48 Payload, full std. fuel (lbs.): 582 Wingspan: 35 ft. 6 in. Overall length (ft.): 24 Overall height: 7 ft. 3 in. Wing […]

A year after Piper shut down the Saratoga HP, the Matrix helps pick up the slack

2010 Piper Matrix Price: $819,000; $869,000 (with Garmin G1000) Engine: Lycoming TIO-540-E2A Horsepower: 350 Propeller: 3-blade Hartzell Max ramp weight (lbs.): 4358 Max takeoff weight (lbs.): 4340 Landing weight (lbs.): 4123 Empty weight (lbs.): 2937 Useful load (lbs.): 1421 Usable fuel (gals./lbs.): 120/720 Payload, full std. fuel (lbs.): 669 Wingspan (ft.): 43 Overall length: 28 […]