Piper PA-44 Seminole

what is it?

The Piper PA-44 Seminole is an American twin-engined light aircraft manufactured by Piper Aircraft. Developed from the single-engined Piper Cherokee, the PA-44 is primarily used for multi-engined flight training. The Seminole has been built in three production runs; from 1979 to 1982, 1989 to 1990, and continuously since 1995.

🔎How to recognise it: 2 piston engines with propellers · 11.8 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 311 km/htop speed
• range 1,695 kmwithout refuelling
• seats 3passengers
• size 1,724 kgmax take-off weight
• built 926made 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 50 years ago, in 1976.
• 🏎️Top speed is 2.4× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 11.8 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🌍Range of 1,695 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

1976

number built

926

role

training and personal aircraft

engines

2× Lycoming O-360-E1A6

crew

1

passengers

3

length

8.4 m

wingspan

11.8 m

height

2.6 m

max take-off weight

1,724 kg

top speed

311 km/h

cruise speed

301 km/h

range

1,695 km

ceiling

5,212 m

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