Piper PA-32R

what is it?

The Piper PA-32R is a six-seat (or seven-seat), high-performance, single engine, all-metal, fixed-wing aircraft produced by Piper Aircraft of Vero Beach, Florida. The design began life as the Piper Lance, a retractable-gear version of the Piper Cherokee Six. Later models became known by the designation Piper Saratoga.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 10 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 291 km/htop speed
• range 1,621 kmwithout refuelling
• size 1,633 kgmax take-off weight

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 52 years ago, in 1974.
• 🏎️Top speed is 2.2× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 10 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🌍Range of 1,621 km: 9× Amsterdam to Brussels.

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

spec sheet

first flight

1974

introduced

1975

number built

—

role

personal use, air taxi & freight aircraft

origin

🇺🇸 United States

engines

1× Lycoming IO-540-K1G5D

length

8.5 m

wingspan

10 m

height

2.9 m

max take-off weight

1,633 kg

top speed

291 km/h

cruise speed

263 km/h

range

1,621 km

ceiling

4,572 m

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