PiperSport

Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at 12:00 AM ET

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Edited By: Omar Filipović

Key Takeaways:

The PiperSport aircraft has a base price of $119,900 and is powered by a 100 horsepower Rotax 912 engine.
It features a maximum takeoff weight of 1320 lbs, a useful load of 600 lbs, and a 30-gallon fuel capacity.
Performance highlights include a 600 nautical mile range, 5 hours of total endurance, and a best rate of climb of 1200 fpm.
The aircraft has a never-exceed speed (Vne) of 139 kts, a stall speed (Vs) of 39 kts, and short takeoff (350 ft) and landing (400 ft) ground rolls.

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PiperSport

Base price:

$119,900

Engine make/model:

Rotax 912

Horsepower:

100@SL

Baggage capacity (lbs.)

120

Max takeoff weight (lbs.):

1320

Useful load, std. (lbs.):

600

Wing tank capacity (gals.):

30

Wingspan (ft.):

28.2

Wing area (sq. ft.):

131.3

Cabin width (in.):

46.5

PERFORMANCE

Total endurance (hrs.):

5

Range (nm):

600

V_ne (kts.):

139

V_s (kts.):

39

Best rate of climb, SL (fpm):

1200

Service ceiling (ft.):

18,000 (legal LSA: 10,000)

Takeoff ground roll (ft.):

350

Landing ground roll (ft.):

400

G-load factor:

+6/-4

Source: Piper Aircraft

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