Piper PA-31T Cheyenne

what is it?

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

🔎How to recognise it: 2 turboprops · 13 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 525 km/htop speed
• seats 6passengers
• size 4,082 kgmax take-off weight
• built 823made 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 57 years ago, in 1969.
• 🏎️Top speed is 4.0× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 13 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.

turboprop: A jet-style turbine turning a propeller: efficient on short hops.

spec sheet

first flight

1969-08-29

number built

823

role

turboprop

origin

🇺🇸 United States

makers

Piper Aircraft

engines

2× Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-28 / PT6

crew

2

passengers

6

length

10.6 m

wingspan

13 m

height

3.9 m

max take-off weight

4,082 kg

top speed

525 km/h

cruise speed

393 km/h

range

—

ceiling

8,839 m

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