The Piper PA-31 Navajo is a family of cabin-class, twin-engined aircraft designed and built by Piper Aircraft for the general aviation market, most using Lycoming engines. Targeted at small-scale cargo and feeder liner operations and the corporate market, the aircraft was a success. It continues to prove a popular choice, but due to greatly decreased demand across the general aviation sector in the 1980s, production of the PA-31 ceased in 1984.
Characteristics
- Crew: 1 or 2
- Capacity: five to seven passengers
- Length: 32 ft 7½ in (9.94 m)
- Height: 13 ft 0 in (3.96 m)
- Powerplant: 2 × Lycoming TIO-540-A air-cooled six-cylinder horizontally opposed piston engine, 310 hp (231 kW) each
- Propellers: Two or three blade, metal, fully feathering, Hartzell propeller
Performance
- Maximum speed: 227 knots (420 km/h (260 mph)) at 15,000 ft (4,600 m)
- Range: 1,011 nmi (1,875 km (1,165 mi))