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The Piper PA-44 Seminole is an American twin-engined light aircraft manufactured by Piper Aircraft.[2]

PA-44 Seminole
Role Training and personal aircraft
Manufacturer Piper Aircraft
First flight 1976
Produced 1979–present
Number built 926 (until 2019)[1]
Developed from Piper Cherokee
Piper PA-44-180 Seminole
Piper PA-44-180 Seminole
PA-44 landing
PA-44 landing
Piper PA-44-180 Seminole
Piper PA-44-180 Seminole

The PA-44 is a development of the Piper Cherokee single-engined aircraft and is primarily used for multi-engined flight training.[2][3]

The Seminole was built in 1979–1982, in 1989–1990, and has been in production since 1995.


Design and development


The first production Seminoles are equipped with two 180 hp (135 kW) Lycoming O-360-E1A6D engines. The right-hand engine is a Lycoming LO-360-E1A6D variant, which turns in the opposite direction to the left-hand engine. This feature eliminates the critical engine and makes the aircraft more controllable in the event that an engine needs to be shut down or fails.[4][5]

The first prototype Seminole made its maiden flight in May 1976 and the type was publicly announced on February 21, 1978.[6] The Seminole was first certified on March 10, 1978, and introduced as a 1979 model year in late 1978. Gross weight is 3800 lbs (1723 kg).[5]

Later production Seminoles were built with Lycoming O-360-A1H6 engines.[5]

The PA-44-180T Turbo Seminole version was certified on November 29, 1979. It features two turbocharged 180 hp (135 kW) Lycoming TO-360-E1A6D engines, which offer a significant improvement in performance at high density altitude. The Turbo Seminole had its takeoff gross weight raised to 3925 lb (1780 kg), while the landing weight remained at 3800 lbs (1723 kg).[5]

The PA-44 features a high T-tail similar to the T-tailed Arrow IV. The Seminole is visually similar to the Beechcraft Duchess.[3]

Production of both versions of the Seminole was stopped in 1982, after 361 Seminoles and 87 Turbo Seminoles had been built. Production of the normally aspirated PA-44-180 restarted in 1988.[7] Changes were limited to modifications to the aircraft's electrical systems and instrumentation.[8] Production was stopped again in 1990 after 29 more aircraft had been delivered owing to Piper's financial problems.[9] Production restarted again in 1995.[10]


Variants


PA-44-180 Seminole
Normally aspirated version powered by two Lycoming O-360-E1A6D or two O-360-A1H6 engines.[5]
PA-44-180T Turbo Seminole
Turbocharged version powered by two Lycoming TO-360-E1A6D engines.[5]
PA-44 Seminole DX
A proposed diesel-powered variant powered by two Continental Motors CD-170 engines.[11]

Operators



Civil


The PA-44 is popular with air charter companies and flight schools, and is operated by private individuals and companies.


Military


 Jordan
 Peru

Specifications (PA-44-180 Seminole)


Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1982–83[6]

General characteristics

Performance


See also


Related development

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era


References


  1. Roger Peperell: Piper Aircraft – Freedom of Flight, Supplement, Air-Britain, Tonbridge 2020, ISBN 978-0-85130-524-0, p. 106.
  2. "Welcome to the Seminole". New Piper Aircraft. Archived from the original on July 23, 2007. Retrieved October 2, 2007.
  3. Montgomery, MR & Gerald Foster: A Field Guide to Airplanes, Second Edition, page 92. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1992. ISBN 0-395-62888-1
  4. "Seminole Price and Standard Equipment". New Piper Aircraft. Archived from the original on October 23, 2007. Retrieved October 2, 2007.
  5. "TYPE CERTIFICATE DATA SHEET NO. A19SO Revision 10" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. August 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 8, 2011. Retrieved September 9, 2008.
  6. Taylor 1982, p. 447
  7. Lambert 1990, p. 483
  8. Moll 1990, p. 60
  9. Lambert 1992, p. 429
  10. Jackson 2003, p. 696
  11. "General Aviation News". Air Britain Aviation World. Air-Britain. 2018. p. 114. ISSN 1742-996X.
  12. "World Air Forces 2021". FlightGlobal. December 4, 2020. Retrieved January 5, 2021.



На других языках


[de] Piper PA-44

Die Piper PA-44 Seminole ist ein zweimotoriges, viersitziges Leichtflugzeug des US-amerikanischen Flugzeugherstellers Piper Aircraft Corporation, welches als Schulungs- und Reiseflugzeug entwickelt wurde. Die PA-44 ist eine Weiterentwicklung der Piper PA-28.
- [en] Piper PA-44 Seminole

[fr] Piper PA-44

Le Piper PA-44 Seminole est un avion bimoteur fabriqué par Piper Aircraft aux États-Unis.

[it] Piper PA-44 Seminole

Il Piper PA-44 Seminole è un bimotore da turismo ad ala bassa prodotto dall'azienda statunitense Piper Aircraft.[1]

[ru] Piper PA-44 Seminole

Piper PA-44 Seminole — американский лёгкий двухмоторный самолёт общего назначения. Разработан и производился предприятием Piper Aircraft. Серийный выпуск — 1979—1982 гг., затем — с 1995 года (по состоянию на 2010 год, производство продолжается).



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