To view the various models currently available, please check out our Piper aircraft for sale for descriptions and photos or PLACE A LISTING of your aircraft for sale. Default sorting, Sort by popularity, Sort by average rating, Sort by latest. The PA-38 is flown all around the world and our add-on reflects that global popularity. The aircraft is a widely used primary trainer, but it is also an effective budget cross-country aircraft for two people with its spacious and comfortable cabin. The PA-38 Tomahawk is a two-seater, piston-engine aircraft equipped with a fixed tricycle landing gear, 112hp four-cylinder engine and fixed-pitch propeller an ideal aircraft for touring and flight training. 1979 Piper Tomahawk PA38-112, Lycoming O235 L2C, 6.5 GPH, TT: 2,960, SMOH: 1,162, ADs complete, ADSB out, last annual: Dec 2021, paint 5/10, interior 8/10. The Tomahawk II featured improved cabin heating and windshield defroster performance improved engine thrust vector an improved elevator trim system better cockpit soundproofing 100% airframe zirconium anti-corrosion treatment larger 6' wheels and tires for greater propeller ground clearance and improved performance on grass and dirt runways. Models built in 19 were known as the Tomahawk II. In production from 1978 to 1982, 2484 Tomahawk aircraft were built. Therefore, student pilots that learn to fly in the Tomahawk transition more successfully to a larger aircraft.

The flight controls of the aircraft mimic those of a much heavier aircraft. Equipped with the NASA GA(W)-1 Whitcomb airfoil the Tomahawk addresses this requirement by making specific pilot input necessary in recovering from spins.

Piper surveyed flight instructors and found they wanted a more spinnable aircraft for training purposes. The airplane was Piper's attempt to create an affordable two-place trainer. The rate of climb is 718 ft/min (3.65 m/s). Cruise speed is 100 knots (115 mph, 185 km/h), stall speed is 49 knots (56.5 mph, 91 km/h), and maximum speed is 109 knots (126 mph, 202 km/h).

But it looks more like a time machine than a run-of-the-mill trainer, with its double doors and bubble view. The empty weight is 1128 lb (512 kg) and the maximum takeoff weight is 1670 lb (757 kg). Piper Tomahawk Overview Performance Summary Specifications A lot of pilots met their first Tomahawk during primary training. The Tomahawk has the capacity for two crew members. A two- seat, fixed tricycle landing gear general aviation airplane, the Piper PA-38 Tomahawk was originally designed for flight training, touring, and personal use.

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