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PRB=1=[B]=AVION MUSTER (PIPER Seminole)! - IP CONSTRUCT - Feb/Mar-2013+Ian/Feb-2014 ... GSD!

PIPER PA-44-180 Seminole [Jane's + AVIAIA...]

TYPE: Twin-engined lightweight four-seat cabin monoplane

Initial deliveries of production aircraft: 1978

Wing-span
Wing area (gross)
Engines: Two Avco-Lycoming piston flat-four counterrotating engines (O/LO-360-E1AD) - 2700 RPM - 134
kW (180 hp) - Weight (Dry): ~ 300 lbs ~ 136 daN
Propeller: Hartzell two-blade metallic. Diameter 1.88 m
Fuel: One bladder-type in each engine nacelle. Total
usable capacity 409 litres (108 US gallons)...
Oil capacity 7.5 litres (2 US galons).
Weights:
Weight empty
Max T-O weight
Performance:
Max level speed at S/L:
Max cruising speed at optimum altitude (75% power)
Stalling speed flaps up / flaps down (km/h)
Max rate of climb at S/L
T-O / Landing run (m)

VERSION [B]
IaFe-2014

Service ceiling

xm

Range (...) at 75 % power: km / miles

Landing gear:
Wheel track
Wheel base
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y
DF
ym

2b

CG

d1

d2

11.75 m
16.7 m2

1,091 daN
1,723 daN
309 km/h
300 km/h
117 / 110
372 m/min
361 / 253
16,000 ft
4,875 m
1320 / 820
3.20 m
2.59 m

PRB=1=[B]=AVION MUSTER (PIPER Seminole)! - IP CONSTRUCT - Feb/Mar-2013+Ian/Feb-2014 ... GSD!

NewVER: Ia/Fe-14
WING ("RECTIFIED") - GEOMETRY and WEIGHTS
Wing span: 2b = 11.75 m Wing area (gross): S = 17.90 m2
Chords: C0 ~ 2.1 m Cm ~ 1.7 m (ym = 1.85 m) Ce ~ 1 m
CMG ~ 1.52 m (ycmg ~ 2.87 m) CMA ~ 1.59 (ycma ~ 2.50 m)
Motor + Propeller: 2xGm ~ 2x160 daN xm = 1.5 m
Fuel: 2xGc = 2x160 daN xc = 0

CGm

xm

y
C0=2.1 m
Ce=1 m

CMG

CGR
CMA
Cm=1.7 m

yCMA
yCMG
ym=1.85 m
b=5.875 m
x

PRB=1=[B]=AVION MUSTER (PIPER Seminole)! - IP CONSTRUCT - Feb/Mar-2013+Ian/Feb-2014 ... GSD!

! IP_Wing(Mr13/Ia14)_GSD_[PIP-Semi]..."b"=5.875...Axa=35% ! _ Ym=1.85

IP[Mr12]...NACA 65410[-r] (from "UIUC") + 65415[-b] by "AMPLIFY"...

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