PiperSport

Plane & Pilot

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

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Edited By:

Omar Filipović

Key Takeaways:

The PiperSport is an aircraft with a base price of $119,900.
It is powered by a 100 HP Rotax 912 engine, featuring a useful load of 600 lbs and a maximum takeoff weight of 1320 lbs.
Key performance specifications include a 600 nautical mile range, a 1200 fpm best rate of climb, and short takeoff/landing ground rolls of 350/400 ft, with a service ceiling of 18,000 ft (legal LSA: 10,000 ft).

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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.):

Wingspan (ft.):

28.2

Wing area (sq. ft.):

131.3

Cabin width (in.):

46.5

PERFORMANCE

Total endurance (hrs.):

Range (nm):

600

V_ne (kts.):

139

V_s (kts.):

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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