Piper COMANCHE User Manual

NOTICE
THIS liANDB6oK IS NOT DESIGNED, NOR CAN ANY
HANDBOOK SERVE, AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR ADEQUATI~ AND
COMPETENT FLIGHT INSTRUCTlON, OR KNOWLEDGE OF TI.11S
CURRENT AIRWORTI4INESS DIRECTlVES, THE APPLICABLE
FEDERAL AIR REGULATIONS, AND AbVlSORY CiRCULARS. IT
IS NOT lNTENDED TO BE A GUIDE OF BASIC FLIGHT
INSTRUCTION, NOR A TRAINING MANUAL.
'.
THE 13ANDBOOIC IS DESIGNED:
I. TO HELP YOU OPERATE YOUR COMANCHE WITH
SAFETY AND CONFIDHNC&.
2, TO MORE FULLY ACQUAINT YOU WITH THE BASIC
PERFORMANCE AND HANDLING CHARACTERISTICS
OF THE AJRPLANE.
3. TO MORE FULLY EXPLAIN YOUR COMANCHE'S
OPERATION THAN IS PERMISSIBLE TO SET FORTH IN
THE AIRPLANE FLIGHT MANUAL.
IF THERE IS 'ANY INCONSISTENCY. BETWEEN THIS
HANDBOOK AND THE AIRPLANE FWGHT MANUAL APPROVED
BY THE F.A.A., THE AIRPLAN& FLIGHT MANUAL SHALL
GOVERN.
Revised text and iIIustrations shall be indicated by a
black vertical line in the margin opposite rhc change.
Additional copjes of this manual, Part No. 753 529,
may be obtained fr&~ your Piper Dealer.
Published by
PUBLICATIONS DEPARTMENT
Piper Aircraft Corporation
. 753529
Issued; October 1960
Revised: April 1973

Piper COMANCHE Specifications

General

Manufacturer	Piper Aircraft
Seating Capacity	4
Model	PA-24
Crew	1
Capacity	3 passengers
Height	7 ft 6 in (2.29 m)
Max Takeoff Weight	2, 900 lb (1, 315 kg)
Type	Light aircraft
Variants	PA-24-180, PA-24-250, PA-24-260
Engine	Lycoming
Wingspan	36 ft (11.0 m)
Powerplant	1 × Lycoming O-540-A1A5 6-cylinder horizontally opposed piston engine, 250 hp (190 kW)