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Piper Arrow

Piper Arrow. Whittney Guthrie. History & Purpose. John Thorpe designed the Cherokee to compete with the Cessna 172 (1962) Arrow came later (1967) to compete with Mooney Shares an airframe with the Cherokee for economics & students can easily transition into the retractable gear

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Piper Arrow

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  1. Piper Arrow Whittney Guthrie

  2. History & Purpose • John Thorpe designed the Cherokee to compete with the Cessna 172 (1962) • Arrow came later (1967) to compete with Mooney • Shares an airframe with the Cherokee for economics & students can easily transition into the retractable gear • Base price in 1967: $16,900.00 • Base price in 2012: $414,900.00

  3. Brief Overview • 4 passenger, all metal, single engine, low wing • Retractable gear: Tricycle • 200 hpIO-360 • 2 blade constant speed propeller • BEW: 1890lbs | Max takeoff: 2750lbs

  4. Fuselage • Length: 27’ • Width: 3’ 6” • Height: 3’ 11” • Nowhere near the fineness ratio of 3 • Single door located on the passenger side

  5. Wing • Span: 35’ 5” • Average chord: 4’ 4” • Aspect ratio: 8.23 (Relatively low) • Area: 170 sq. ft • Semi-tapered: Good stall & slow flight • NACA: 652-415 • Wing loading: 16.18lbs per sq. ft

  6. Empennage • Standard vertical stabilizer with rudder • Stabilator: Because of absence of downwash from wings • Anti-servo tab: Prevents over controlling

  7. Engine • IO-360: Injected/Opposed/4 cylinder/361 cu. In. (5.9lt.) • 200 hp: Doesn’t require a high performance endorsement • Compression ratio: 8.5:1 • Air cooled • Direct drive • 8qt max/2qt min • Power loading: 13.75hp per lb

  8. Landing Gear • Tricycle • Retractable • Held up by hydraulic pressure • But what if it fails? Simple…

  9. References • http://www.what2fly.com/secure/planemodels/2821277.jpg • http://www.pilotfriend.com/aircraft%20performance/Piper/17.htm • http://www.piper.com/Company/Publications/SL%200576.pdf • http://www.lycoming.com/images/engine_series_360.jpg • http://www.multiplyleadership.com/tag/aileron/page/2/ • http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1209115 • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUlV-8MXm4k

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