Single-engine piston1961 utility aircraft family by Piper
PA-30 Twin Comanche
The Piper PA-30 Twin Comanche is an American twin-engined cabin monoplane designed and built by Piper Aircraft. It was a twin-engined development of the PA-24 Comanche single-engined aircraft. A variant with counter-rotating propellers was designated the Piper PA-39 Twin Comanche C/R.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- Piper Aircraft
- Category
- Single-engine piston
- First flight
- 1962-11-07
- Length
- 7.67 m
- Wingspan
- 11.22 m
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 165 kt
- Max speed
- 236 kt
- Range
- 1,000 nm
- Service ceiling
- 20,000 ft
- Rate of climb
- 1,460 ft/min
- Max takeoff weight
- 3,725 lb
- Empty weight
- 2,270 lb
- Fuel capacity
- 120 US gal
- Powerplant
- 2 × Lycoming IO-320-B1A
- Engines
- 2
- Seats
- 6
- Length
- 25.2 ft
- Wingspan
- 36.8 ft
- Height
- 8.3 ft
- Number built
- 2,001
Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Reference and training only. Specifications vary by variant — consult the manufacturer and the official documents.