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Piper Swift

15.4k Reuben201103  4.3 years ago
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for the second time

the piper swift is a light, general aviation aircraft made by piper aircraft,
it has a two seater cockpit and a small luggage space in the tail.

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General Characteristics

  • Predecessor Lightweight
  • Successors 1 airplane(s)
  • Created On Mac
  • Wingspan 33.6ft (10.2m)
  • Length 25.8ft (7.9m)
  • Height 9.1ft (2.8m)
  • Empty Weight 1,347lbs (611kg)
  • Loaded Weight 1,547lbs (702kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.161
  • Wing Loading 6.8lbs/ft2 (33.0kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 228.7ft2 (21.3m2)
  • Drag Points 0

Parts

  • Number of Parts 330
  • Control Surfaces 2
  • Performance Cost 1,371
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    Hi Phil Swift here presenting Flex Tape

    4.2 years ago
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    Fun Fact: Piper did actually make a "Piper Swift" - well kind of, and two variants. The Piper "Fury" and "Swiftfire" were essentially Globe Swifts that were heavily redesigned by the Piper-LoPresti Engineering team. The Fury came with a 200HP Lycoming IO-360 while the Swiftfire had a 420HP Allison 250 turbine. Sadly they never entered production since they were developed right before Piper itself went bankrupt in 1991. Another quick fun fact with other resurrection attempts with the Globe Swift design itself: Aviat Aircraft bought the rights to the aircraft in 1999 but a lawsuit dispute occurred between Aviat and LoPresti over the aircraft's use that prevented Aviat from reviving the design for production. The type-certificate & original production tooling were also obtained by Univair who made spare parts for the Swift until 1979 when the Swift Museum Foundation bought the tooling & type-certificate from Univair.

    4.3 years ago
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    15.4k Reuben201103

    Just a mistake because I forgot but it’s quite an easy fix @jamesPLANESii

    4.3 years ago
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    How come there’s no rudder?

    4.3 years ago
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    12.0k Hellosss38

    Ruben Sim

    4.3 years ago
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    6,361 Aeromotive

    Why did I read "Phil Swift"?

    +2 4.3 years ago
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    14.7k Viper3000ad

    It's beautiful, the theme of general aviation is even better, but the aircraft wants a few basic things. The trim tab works great (albeit a bit too much) however it definitely needs a rudder. If it were real without it it would have been deflected on take off by the force of the propeller current. I'm sure the next one will be excellent. Continue with the same passion

    4.3 years ago
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    13.9k ChrisPy

    I’ve done that lmao @Reuben201103

    4.3 years ago
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    15.4k Reuben201103

    @ChrisPy oh no I must have just forgot and thought it was such an obvious thing that I couldn’t have forgotten it

    4.3 years ago
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    Cool!

    4.3 years ago
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    666

    4.3 years ago
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    1,511 qwerty132

    Wow, it amazes me how much detail it has and yet how mobile friendly it is

    4.3 years ago
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    1,557 CapCipher

    Hi Phil Swift here for flex tape

    4.3 years ago
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    13.9k ChrisPy

    No yaw control?

    4.3 years ago
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    2,639 switdog08

    @Reuben201103
    oh
    clickbait
    hehe

    4.3 years ago
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    1,881 Y

    Oh lol sorry @ChrisPy

    4.3 years ago
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    13.9k ChrisPy

    Ik it was a joke@Noobybits123567

    4.3 years ago
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    15.4k Reuben201103

    Original got taken down by a mod for the thumbnail @switdog08

    4.3 years ago
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    2,639 switdog08

    Why the repost?

    4.3 years ago
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    So pretty!

    4.3 years ago
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    1,881 Y

    It’s pretty easy to adjust it yourself, if I can do it you can lol (I mean this in a good tone, not a harsh one)
    @ChrisPy

    4.3 years ago
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    13.9k ChrisPy

    I LIKED THE YELLOW AND BLUE!!!

    4.3 years ago
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    3,190 bruhmoment99

    I love it!!

    4.3 years ago
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    15.4k Reuben201103

    Thanks @asteroidbook345 :D

    4.3 years ago
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    15.4k Reuben201103

    @PINEAPPLZ
    @BuiltBionixInd10
    @DeezDucks

    4.3 years ago
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