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Piper PA 6

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Top speed
  
230 km/h

Length
  
7.9 m

Wingspan
  
11 m

Manufacturer
  
Piper Aircraft

The Piper PA-6 Sky Sedan was a 1940s American four-seat light aircraft designed and built in prototype form by Piper Aircraft at its Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, factory.

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History

Towards the end of 1944 Piper announced a number of aircraft types it intended to build after World War II. One of these was the PWA-6 Sky Sedan (Post War Airplane 6). A prototype was built in 1945 as a development of Piper's unsuccessful two-seat PT-1 trainer. Its fuselage had a fabric-covered metal frame with a four-seat cabin. It was a low-wing cantilever monoplane with a conventional tail unit and a retractable tailwheel landing gear. Originally to be powered by a 140 hp Franklin engine, it had a 165 hp Continental E-165 engine. By the time it first flew the designation had been changed to PA-6. A second aircraft was built in 1947, it differed by having an all-metal construction, a 205 hp Continental E-185 engine and a one-piece windscreen. Neither version was placed into production at a time when a short boom in postwar general aviation was ending.

Specifications (PA-6)

General characteristics

  • Crew: one
  • Capacity: four
  • Length: 26 ft 0 in (7.9 m)
  • Wingspan: 34 ft 8 in (10.6 m)
  • Height: 7 ft 0 in (2.1 m)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Franklin, 140 hp (100 kW)

    • Performance

  • Maximum speed: 140 mph (230 km/h)

    • References

    Piper PA-6 Wikipedia
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