The Piper PA-31 Navajo is a family of cabin-class, twin-engined aircraft designed and built by Piper Aircraft for the general aviation market, most using Lycoming engines. It was also license-built in a number of Latin American countries. Targeted at small-scale cargo and feeder liner operations and the corporate market, the aircraft was a success.
General Characteristics
Crew: one or two
Capacity: five to seven passengers
Length: 32 ft 7½ in (9.94 m)
Wingspan: 40 ft 8 in (12.40 m)
Height: 13 ft 0 in (3.96 m)
Wing area: 229 sq. ft (21.3 m²)
Empty weight: 3,930 lb (1,782 kg)
Max. takeoff weight: 6,500 lb (2,948 kg)
Powerplant: 2 × Lycoming TIO-540-A air-cooled six-cylinder horizontally opposed piston engine, 310 hp (231 kW) each
Propellers: Two or three blade, metal, fully feathering, Hartzell propeller
Performance
Never exceed speed: 236 knots[10] (438 km/h (272 mph))
Maximum speed: 227 knots (420 km/h (260 mph)) at 15,000 ft (4,600 m)
Cruise speed: 207 knots (383 km/h (238 mph)) econ cruise at 20,000 ft (6,100 m)
Stall speed: 63.5 knots (118 km/h (73 mph)) flaps down
Range: 1,011 nmi (1,875 km (1,165 mi))
Service ceiling: 26,300 ft (8,015 m)
Rate of climb: 1,445 ft/min (7.3 m/s)
