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Piper PA-23 Apache

Early Jet (1946–1969)

Piper PA-23 Apache — Fixed Wing
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The Piper PA-23, named Apache and later Aztec, is an American four- to six-seat twin-engined general aviation light aircraft, used also in small numbers by the United States Navy and military forces in other countries. Originally designed as the Twin Stinson in the 1950s by the Stinson Aircraft Company, it was produced as the Apache and a more powerful version, the Aztec, by Piper Aircraft in the United States from the 1950s to the 1980s.

Specifications

Category
Fixed Wing
Domain
Civil
Era
Early Jet (1946–1969)
Engine
2× normally aspirated air-cooled flat-six piston engines
Thrust / Power
250 hp each
Length (ft)
31
Wingspan (ft)
37
Empty Weight (lb)
3180
MTOW (lb)
5200
Service Ceiling (ft)
18950
Range (mi)
1519
Max Speed (mph)
215