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listing placed 19 October 2022 United Kingdom
1962 Piper PA24-250 Comanche *SOLD by Wilco Aviation*
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PA24-250 Comanche
Listed with us exclusively we are pleased to offer this exceptional Comanche powered by a mid hour Lycoming O-540-A1D5 6 cylinder 250 HP normally aspirated engine.
XG, located in York, benefits from having exceptional paint and a very recent interior. The aircraft is the perfect aircraft being a fully IFR equipped and a fast tourer with a mid hour engine. G-ARXG has flown around Europe and the lengths of the UK since being in its current ownership.
The Comanche is a four-seat, single-engined, low-wing monoplane. It is an all-metal aircraft with a retractable landing gear. Two prototypes were built in 1956, with the first being completed by June 20, 1956. The first production aircraft, powered by a 180 hp (134 kW) Lycoming O-360-A1A engine, first flew on October 21, 1957. In 1958, it was joined by a higher-powered PA-24-250 such as this example with a 250 hp (186 kW) Lycoming O-540-A1A5 engine; this model was originally to be known as the PA-26, but Piper decided to keep the PA-24 designation.
In 1958, Piper introduced a 250 hp (190 kW) version using a Lycoming O-540 engine, giving the PA-24-250 Comanche a top cruise speed of 160 kn (180 mph; 300 km/h). Most 250s had carbureted Lycoming O-540 engines as this one does, but a small number were fitted out with fuel-injected versions of the same engine. Early Comanche 250s had manually operated flaps and carried 60 US gal (230 L) of fuel. Auxiliary fuel tanks (90 US gal (340 L) total) became available in 1961. Electrically actuated flaps were made standard with the 1962 model year.
Production of the Comanche ended in 1972, when torrential rains from Hurricane Agnes caused the great Susquehanna River flood of 1972, flooding the manufacturing plant and destroying airframes, parts, and much of the tooling necessary for production. Rather than rebuild the tooling, Piper chose to abandon production of the Comanche and Twin Comanche and continue with two newer designs already in production at Piper’s other plant in Vero Beach, Florida – the twin-engined PA-34 Seneca and the PA-28R-200 Arrow.
Total Fuel 75USG (284lts)
160knt cruise – 75% power
Interior: Brown Leather with Bentley Cream Stitching
Exterior: White and Sky Blue.
NARCO CP 136 TSO Audio Panel
Garmin GNC250 NAV/COMM
Trig TY96 8.33kHz Spaced Radio
Trig TT32 Mode S transponder
NARCO NAV 825 TSO
Electronics International FP-5L Fuel Flow Meter
Direction Indicator (DI)
Vertical Speed Indicator (VSI)
Air Speed Indicator (ASI)
Attitude Indicator (AI)
Altimeter
Course Deviation Indicator (CDI)
Carb Temperature Gauge
NAV Lights
LED Landing light
Interior – 10/10
Exterior – 9/10
YEAR: 1962
MAKE: Piper Aircraft Corporation
MODEL: PA24-250 Comanche
REG NUMBER: G-ARXG
AIRCRAFT TYPE: Single
AIRFRAME HOURS: 2507 (+/- 5hrs)
ENGINE MAKE: LYCOMING O-540-A1D5
ENGINE HOURS: 923 (+/- 5hrs)
ENGINE OVERHAULED: TBC
PROP HOURS: 127 (+/- 5hrs)
PROP MAKE: MCCAULEY 3 BLADE
PROP: New 02/09/2020
LAST ANNUAL: Due next 24/06/2023
LAST ARC: Due next 24/06/2023
PRICE: SOLD
Telephone: +44 (0)20 3475 9255
Email: enquiries@wilcoaviation.co.uk
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