Piper PA-32R Saratoga & Lance

Touring Aircraft

Photo ©: Robert Beaver (photos at airliners.net)

The Piper PA-32R Saratoga / Lance is a single-engine six- or seven-seat touring aircraft with retractable landing gear produced by the US-American manufacturer Piper Aircraft Corporation, later New Piper Aircraft and Piper Aircraft, Inc..

The PA-32R is a development of the Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six with retractable landing gear. The PA-32R was also license-built in Brazil by EMBRAER as the EMB-721 Sertanejo and in Argentina by Chincul as the PA-A-32R and PA-A-32RT.

Crew	1
Passengers	5-6

Propulsion	1 Piston Engine
Engine Model	Lycoming TIO-540-AH1A
Engine Power	224 kW	300 hp

Speed	346 km/h	187 kts 215 mph
Service Ceiling	6.096 m	20.000 ft
Range	1.756 km	948 NM 1.091 mi.

Empty Weight	1.118 kg	2.465 lbs
max. Takeoff Weight	1.633 kg	3.600 lbs

Wing Span	11,03 m	36 ft 2 in
Wing Area	16,6 m²	179 ft²
Length	8,50 m	27 ft 11 in
Height	2,90 m	9 ft 6 in

First Flight	1973
Production Status	out of production

ICAO Code	P32R P32T
FAA TCDS	A3SO
Data for (Version)	Piper PA-32-301T Saratoga II TC
Variants	PA-32R-300 Lance, PA-32RT-300 Lance II, PA-32RT-300T Turbo Lance II, PA-32R-301 Saratoga SP / Saratoga II HP, PA-32R-301T Turbo Saratoga SP / Saratoga II TC

[Photo-ID: 3020] © Hartmut Ehlers 2010-01-14
	EMBRAER EMB-721C Sertanejo Reg.: PT-EGH c/n: 721028 One of many captured drug-running a/c detained by the FAP (perhaps too long for a successful public auction).
[Nu Guazu (Campo Grande), Asunción]

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