Piper PA-44 Seminole Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology v1 is a photograph by John Straton which was uploaded on November 22nd, 2014.
Piper PA-44 Seminole Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology v1
The Piper PA-44 Seminole is an American twin-engined light aircraft manufactured by Piper Aircraft.[2]... more
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Piper PA-44 Seminole Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology v1
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John Straton
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Description
The Piper PA-44 Seminole is an American twin-engined light aircraft manufactured by Piper Aircraft.[2]
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 1979-82, in 1989-90, and again since 1995.
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 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 and built between 1981 and 1982. 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 resembles the competitive Beechcraft Duchess.
General characteristics
Crew: one pilot
Capacity: three passengers
Length: 27 ft 7.2 in (8.41 m)
Wingspan: 38 ft 8 in (11.77 m)
Height: 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m)
Wing area: 184 ft2 (17.1 m2)
Empty weight: 2,360 lb (1,070 kg)
Max. takeoff weight: 3,800 lb (1,723 kg)
Powerplant: � 1 Lycoming O-360-A1H6, 1 Lycoming LO-360-A1H6 air-cooled, direct-drive, horizontally opposed four-cylinder engine, 180 hp (135 kW) at Sea Level each
Propellers: Hartzell HC-C2Y(K,R)-2 two-bladed, constant speed, fully feathering, with pitch controlled by oil/nitrogen pressure propeller, one per engine
Maximum Ramp Weight: 3 816 lb (1,731 kg)
Fuel: two main nacelle tanks, each of 55 U.S. gallon capacity (110 U.S. Gal. total), two U.S. gallons unusable.
Performance
Cruise speed: 155 kt
Range: 1,000 miles (1,630 km)
Service ceiling: 17,100 ft (5,213 m)
Rate of climb: 1,200 ft/min (366 m/min)
Wing loading: 21.1 lb/ft2 (100.8 kg/m2)
Power/mass: 10.55 lb/hp (0.16 kW/kg)
Single Engine Service ceiling 3,800 ft
Spartan College of Aeronautics & Technology
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Motto �Knowledge and Skill Overcome Superstition and Luck�[1]
Established September 27, 1928; 85 years ago
Type Private
President Jeremy D. Gibson
Location United States Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Website Spartan.edu
Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology (nicknamed Spartan and initially named Spartan School of Aeronautics) is a private, aviation college in Tulsa, Oklahoma that offers training in aviation, avionics, flight, nondestructive testing, quality control and aircraft maintenance. Originally established to provide pilot and technicians for Spartan Aircraft Company, it outlived its parent company and continues to train pilots and mechanics into the 21st Century. According to the school web site, it has graduated over 90,000 aircraft technicians and pilots. The main campus is adjacent to Tulsa International Airport, with another campus primarily used for flight training at Richard Lloyd Jones Jr. Airport.[1]
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November 22nd, 2014