Piper PA-25 Pawnee

what is it?

The PA-25 Pawnee is an agricultural aircraft produced by Piper Aircraft between 1959 and 1981. It remains a widely used aircraft in agricultural spraying and is also used as a tow plane, or tug, for launching gliders or for towing banners. In 1988, the design rights and support responsibility were sold to Latino Americana de Aviación of Argentina.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 11 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 177 km/htop speed
• size 1,315 kgmax take-off weight
• built 5,167made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 69 years ago, in 1957.
• 🚗Wingspan of 11 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.

piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.

spec sheet

first flight

1957

introduced

1959

number built

5,167

role

agricultural aircraft towplane

origin

🇺🇸 United States

makers

Piper Aircraft

engines

1× Lycoming O-540-B2B5

crew

1

length

7.5 m

wingspan

11 m

height

2.2 m

max take-off weight

1,315 kg

top speed

177 km/h

cruise speed

161 km/h

range

—

ceiling

3,962 m

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.