Piper
PA44
Seminole

Photo: Robert Deering 3/10/2007
Arlington Municipal Airport (GKY)
Arlington, Texas

The Piper PA-44 Seminole is an American twin-engined light aircraft manufactured by Piper Aircraft The PA-44 is a development of the Piper Cherokee single-engine aircraft and is primarily used for multi-engine flight training.

The Seminole was built in 1979-82, in 1989-90, and again since 1995.

The first production Seminoles are equipped with two 180 hp (135 kW) Lycoming O-360-E1A6D engines. The right hand engine is a Lycoming LO-360-E1A6D variant, which turns in the opposite direction to the left hand engine. This feature eliminates the critical engine and makes the aircraft more controllable in the event an engine needs to be shut down or fails.  Later production Seminoles were built with Lycoming O-360-A1H6 engines.

The Seminole was first certified on March 10, 1978 and introduced as a 1979 model year in late 1978. Gross weight is 3800 lbs (1723 kg).

The PA-44-180T Turbo Seminole version was certified on November 29, 1979 and built between 1981 and 1982. It features two turbocharged 180 hp (135 kW) Lycoming TO-360-E1A6D engines, which offer a significant improvement in performance at high density altitude. The Turbo Seminole had its take-off gross weight raised to 3925 lb (1780 kg), while the landing weight remained at 3800 lbs (1723 kg).

The PA-44 features a high T-tail similar to the T-tailed Arrow IV and resembles the competitive Beechcraft Duchess.

 
Photo: Robert Deering 10/26/2018
Executive Airport (RBD)
Dallas, Texas

Photo: Robert Deering 3/30/2010
Henderson Executive Airport (HND)
Henderson, Nevada
 
SPECIFICATIONS: PERFORMANCE:
Span: 38 ft 8 in (11.77 m)
Length:  27 ft 7.2 in (8.41 m)
Height:  8 ft 6 in (2.59 m)
Empty Weight:  2,360 lb (1,070 kg

Gross Weight:  3,800 lb (1,723 kg)
Crew: Pilot plus three passengers
Maximum speed:  202 kt
Cruising speed: 155 kt
Range: 1,000 miles (1,630 km)
Service ceiling: 1
7,100 ft (5,213 m)
Engines: 1 Lycoming O-360-A1H6 and 1 Lycoming LO-360-A1H6 air-cooled, direct-drive, horizontally opposed 4-cylinder engine, 180 hp (135 kW)  each
   
SOURCE: Wikipedia