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Piper PA-28R

800 CringyAsPlanes  6.6 years ago

: G = Gears | VTOL = Flaps : The Piper PA-28 is a family of light aircraft built by Piper Aircraft and designed for flight training, air taxi and personal use. The PA-28 family of aircraft comprises all-metal, unpressurized, single-engined, piston-powered airplanes with low-mounted wings and tricycle landing gear. They have a single door on the copilot side, which is entered by stepping on the wing.

General Characteristics

  • Successors 1 airplane(s) +7 bonus
  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 51.0ft (15.5m)
  • Length 44.1ft (13.4m)
  • Height 13.4ft (4.1m)
  • Empty Weight 9,735lbs (4,415kg)
  • Loaded Weight 15,552lbs (7,054kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.225
  • Wing Loading 28.7lbs/ft2 (140.2kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 541.6ft2 (50.3m2)
  • Drag Points 7406

Parts

  • Number of Parts 84
  • Control Surfaces 9
  • Performance Cost 426
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    @CringyAsPlanes very nice

    6.6 years ago
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    @Sunnyskies Yeah, gotta change my description up a bit, pulled it straight from wikipedia, lol

    6.6 years ago
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    26.9k Sunnyskies

    Also, the Rs are called "Arrow", not Cherokee.

    6.6 years ago
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    26.9k Sunnyskies

    The Cherokee has an all-moving stabilator, the surface you see on the tail is actually an anti-servo tab. The wing should have some dihedral as well. else, this is an alright build.
    I worked on one in school. Very simple plane for the most part.

    6.6 years ago
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    Plane Request by @Tazziedevil04. Plane requests can be made via this comment section.

    6.6 years ago