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Piper PA-46-500TP Malibu Meridian. In 1997, Piper announced its intention to market a turboprop-powered version of the Malibu, and flew a prototype the following year powered by a Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42A of 500 shp (370 kW). Certification was achieved in September 2000 and deliveries began in November that year.
For this reason, the useful load fraction calculates a similar number, but it is based on the combined weight of the payload and fuel together in relation to the total weight. Propeller-driven airliners had useful load fractions on the order of 25–35%. Modern jet airliners have considerably higher useful load fractions, on the order of 45–55%.
Robert DeLaurentis (born January 11, 1966) is an American aviator, businessman, and author. [1] [2] [3] He was the first solo pilot to fly a Piper Malibu Mirage, a small, single-engine plane, [4] [5] around the world from May 17, 2015, to August 14, 2015. [6]
The single-engine Piper PA-46 crashed near Anderson Municipal Airport-Darlington Field, just west of Chesterfield on Anderson's east side, around 10 a.m. Friday. Investigators said the plane ...
The Piper Malibu Mirage took off from Albert S. Nader Regional Airport in Oneonta around 1:40 p.m. Monday, and flight tracking data was lost about 12 minutes after departure, the agency said.
The Venture was designed by Griswold, a former chief engineer with Piper Aircraft, and used technology from the Piper Malibu, which Griswold led the design for as well. [3] The layout of the design was intended to combine a large two-seat side-by-side cabin with rear baggage space in the smallest possible airframe, having a highly streamlined ...
The advantages of the Cessna 310 over its contemporaries, such as the Piper PA-23, were its speed, operating costs and aftermarket modifications, such as the Robertson STOL kits that made it popular worldwide for its bush flying characteristics. It could use short runways, while at the same time carrying a large useful load of 2,000 lb (910 kg ...
There was a small increase in climb rate and useful load over the PA-15, despite an increase in empty weight. [ 5 ] The Vagabond was followed by the Piper PA-16 Clipper , which is essentially a Vagabond with a 17 in (43 cm) longer fuselage, Lycoming O-235 engine of 108 hp (81 kW), extra wing fuel tank, and four seats.