General Aviation
Piper Aircraft PA-12
Manufacturer: Piper Aircraft
The Piper PA‑23, marketed as the Apache and later the Aztec, is a four‑ to six‑seat twin‑engined light aircraft. It was produced by Piper Aircraft from the early 1950s through the 1980s and served both civilian and limited military roles.
Aircraft Facts
- Type Key
- piper-pa-12
- Class
- General Aviation
- Registry Count
- 1,235
- Example Registration
- N101KR
Specifications
- Wingspan
- 11.34 m / 37 ft
- Length
- 9.52 m / 31 ft
- Height
- 3.15 m / 10 ft
- Max Speed
- 346 km/h / 215 mph
- Cruise Speed
- 277 km/h / 172 mph
- Range
- 2445 km / 1320 nmi
- Ceiling
- 5780 m / 18950 ft
- First Flight
- 1952-03-02
- Production Start
- 1952
- Production End
- 1981
- Total Built
- 6976
Variants
- PA-12- 1,235 registrations - Example N101KR
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