Piper PA-25 Pawnee
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The PA-25 Pawnee was a very popular agricultural aircraft produced by Piper Aircraft. Production has since ceased. It remains a very widely used aircraft in the agricultural spraying industry. It is also used extensively as a tow plane, or tug, for launching gliders or sailplanes.
Specifications (PA-25-235 Pawnee)
General characteristics
- Crew: one, pilot
- Capacity: 120 US gal (568 l) or 1,200 lb (545 kg) of chemicals
- Length: 24 ft 9 in (7.55 m)
- Wingspan: 36 ft 2 in (11.02 m)
- Height: 7 ft 2 in (2.19 m)
- Wing area: 183 ft² (17.0 m²)
- Empty: 1,288 lb (585 kg)
- Loaded: lb ( kg)
- Maximum takeoff: 2,900 lb (1,317 kg)
- Powerplant: 1x Lycoming O-540-B2B5, 235 hp (175 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 188 mph (300 km/h)
- Range: miles ( km)
- Service ceiling: 13,000 ft (3,963 m)
- Rate of climb: 630 ft/min (192 m/min)
- Wing loading: lb/ft² ( kg/m²)
- Power/Mass: hp/lb ( kW/kg)
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Designation sequence: PA-22 - PA-23 - PA-24 - PA-25 - PA-28 - PA-29 - PA-30
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