Piper SENECA III User Manual

SECTION
I
PIPER AIRCRAFT
CORPORATION
GENERAL
PA-34-220T,
SENECA
III
Vs
Best
Angle-of-Climb
Speed
is
the
airspeed
which
delivers
the
greatest
gam
of altitude
in
the
shortest
possible
horirontal
distance.
Vs
Best
Rate-of-Climb
Speed is the
airspeed
which
delivers
the
greatest
gain
in
altitude
in
the
shortest possible time
(h)
Meteorological
Terminology
ISA
international Standard Atmosphere
in
which:
The
air is
a
dry
perfect
gas:
The
temperature
at
sea
level
is
15°
Celsius
(59°
Fahrenheit): The
pressure
at
sea
level
is
29.92 inches
Hg(10\3.2
mb);Thetempera-
ture
gradient
from
sea
level
to
the
altitude
at
which
the
temperature
is -56.5°C
(-69.7°F) is -0.00198°C (-0.003566°F)
per
foot
and
7ero
above that
altitude.
OAT
Outside
Air
Temperature is
the
free
air
static
temperature
obtained either
from
inflight
temperature
indications
or
ground
meteorological
sources,
adiusted
for
ire
strument
error
and
compressibility
effects,
Indicated
The
number actuallt read
from
an
Pressure
Altitude
altimeter
when
the
barometric
subscale
has
been
set to
29
92 inches of
mercurv
(1013.2 mllihars).
Pressure
Altitude
Altitude
measured from standard
sea-level
pressure
(29.92
in.
H
g)
by
a pressure
or
barometric
altimeter.
It is the indicated
pressure
altitude
corrected
for
position
and
instrument
error.
In this
handbook,
altimeter
instrument
errors are
assumed
to
be
vero.
Station
Pressure
Actual
atmospheric
pressure
at
field
elevation
REPORT:
VB-1110
ISSUED:
JANUARY 8.
1981
pg
REVISED:
SEPTEMBER
23,
1983

Piper SENECA III Specifications

General

Manufacturer	Piper Aircraft
Model	Seneca III
Engine Type	Piston
Engine Model	Continental TSIO-360-KB
Seating Capacity	6
Cruise Speed	188 knots (216 mph, 348 km/h)
Length	28 ft 7 in (8.71 m)
Max Takeoff Weight	4, 750 lb (2, 155 kg)
Horsepower	220 hp each
Service Ceiling	25, 000 ft (7, 620 m)
Height	9 ft 11 in (3.02 m)
Propellers	2-bladed constant speed