Piper PA-31 Navajo / Chieftain / Mojave
Corporate / Commuter Aircraft
The Piper PA-31 is a twin-engined six- to ten-seat corporate and commuter aircraft produced by the US-American manufacturer Piper Aircraft Corporation.
The production models of the Piper PA-31 include the Navajo, the Pressurized Navajo with pressurized cabin, the Chieftain with stretched fuselage (+ 0,61m / 2 ft), the Mojave a piston engine variant of the Piper PA-31T Cheyenne and the commuter variants T-1020 and the T-1040. The Piper PA-31 was also licence-built in Argentina and Columbia and in Brazil by EMBRAER as the EMB-820 Navajo.
Crew | 1 | |
Passengers | 5-9 |
Propulsion | 2 Piston Engines | |
Engine Model | Lycoming TIO-540-J2BD | |
Engine Power (each) | 261 kW | 350 hp |
Speed | 428 km/h | 231 kts 266 mph |
Service Ceiling | 7.315 m | 24.000 ft |
Range | 1.759 km | 950 NM 1.093 mi. |
Empty Weight | 1.915 kg | 4.222 lbs |
max. Takeoff Weight | 3.175 kg | 7.000 lbs |
Wing Span | 12,40 m | 40 ft 8 in |
Wing Area | 21,3 m² | 229 ft² |
Length | 10,55 m | 34 ft 7 in |
Height | 3,96 m | 12 ft 12 in |
First Flight | 30.09.1964 | |
Production Status | out of production | |
Total Production | ca. 3970 |
ICAO Code | PA31 | |
FAA TCDS | A20SO | |
Data for (Version) | Piper PA-31-350 Chieftain | |
Variants | PA-31 Navajo, PA-31-300 Navajo, PA-31P Pressurized Navajo, PA-31-325 Navajo C/R, PA-31-350 Chieftain, PA-31P-350 Mojave, PA-31-350T1020 / T-1020, PA-31T3 / T-1040, EMB-820C, Neiva |
[Photo-ID: 2995] © Hartmut Ehlers 2010-01-14 | |
Piper PA-31 Navajo Reg.: LV-JZA One of many captured drug runners, detained by FAP until public sale. | |
[Nu Guazu (Campo Grande), Asunción] |
[Photo-ID: 255] © Karsten Palt 2007-05-15 | |
Piper PA-31 Navajo C Ger-Pol Air Taxi Reg.: D-IFBU c/n: 31-8012050 | |
[Wilhelmshaven-Mariensiel (EDWI / WVN)] |
[Photo-ID: 10729] © Karsten Palt 2014-10-23 | |
Piper PA-31P Spanish Air Force Reg.: E.18-3 c/n: 31P-7300146 | |
Museo del Aire [Madrid] |