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Piper PA-38 Tomahawk
Piper · Primary Trainer · USA · Cold War (1970–1991)
The Piper PA-38-112 Tomahawk is a two-seat, fixed tricycle gear general aviation airplane, originally designed for flight training, touring and personal use.
Specifications
- Category
- Fixed Wing
- Sub-Category
- General Aviation
- Domain
- Civil
- Era
- Cold War (1970–1991)
- Country
- USA
- Manufacturer
- Piper
- Operator
- Flight schools
- Primary Role
- Primary Trainer
- Status
- Retired
- Service Entry
- 1977
- Produced
- 2484
- Unit Cost (2026$)
- ~$20-50K used
- Propulsion
- Piston
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C
- Thrust / Power
- 112 hp
- Launch
- Ground
- Length (ft)
- 23.1
- Wingspan (ft)
- 34
- Empty Weight (lb)
- 1128
- MTOW (lb)
- 1670
- Endurance (hr)
- 5
- Service Ceiling (ft)
- 13000
- Range (mi)
- 522
- Max Speed (mph)
- 125