Piper PA-31T Cheyenne

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Piper PA-31T Cheyenne
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PA-31T Cheyenne at Chino California, October 2013
Role Turboprop
Manufacturer Piper Aircraft
First flight 29 August 1969
Primary user Corporate
Produced 1974-1985[citation needed]
Number built 823
Developed from Piper PA-31 Navajo
Variants Piper PA-42 Cheyenne

The Piper PA-31T Cheyenne is a turboprop development of the earlier PA-31P Pressurized Navajo.

Development

Originally, the aircraft was an upgraded version of the Pressurized Navajo equipped with two Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-28 turboprop engines. Later, the aircraft was further refined and developed, including aerodynamic improvements and fuselage extensions. The PA-31T led to the development of the PA-42 Cheyenne III and IV.

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Piper PA-31T Cheyenne

Variants

PA-31T Cheyenne
Initial production version, powered by two 620-shp (462-kW) Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-28 turboprop engines.
PA-31T-1
Original designation of the PT-31T Cheyenne I. Powered by 500-shp (373-kW) Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-II turboprop engines.
PA-31T Cheyenne II
Improved version, renamed version of original powered by two 620-shp (462-kW) Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-28 turboprop engines.
PA-31T2 Cheyenne IIXL
Stretched version, powered by two 750-shp (559-kW) Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-135 turboprop engines.

Specifications

Data from Jane's all The World's Aircraft 1976–77 [1]

General characteristics

Performance

See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era

References

  1. Taylor 1976, pp. 358–359.
  • Taylor, John W.R. Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1976–77. London:Jane's Yearbooks, 1976, ISBN 0-354-00538-3.

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