Piper PA-28RT-201T Turbo Arrow 4
P28U is a second ICAO Doc 8643 code covering the same PA-28RT-201T Turbo Arrow IV already carried under P28T, added to give flight-planning systems an explicit designator for the type. Its introduction briefly broke flight planning for owners of aircraft filed under the older code: Eurocontrol's database rejected the still-valid P28T, and affected pilots had to file as ZZZZ with a TYP/P28T remark in field 18 until the database was corrected the following AIRAC cycle. Airframe, engine and performance are identical to the P28T-coded aircraft; only the paperwork differs.
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Did you know?
A paperwork twin of P28T: both ICAO codes describe the same Turbo Arrow IV airframe, a mix-up that briefly broke European flight planning.
Specifications
| Length | 7.4 m (24 ft) |
|---|---|
| Wingspan | 9.1 m (30 ft) |
| Height | 2.5 m (8 ft) |
| Maximum passengers | 3 |
| Persons on board | 4 |
| Maximum take-off weight | 1.2 t |
| Range | 820 NM (1,519 km) |
| Maximum speed | 158 kt (293 km/h) |
| Service ceiling | 20,000 ft (6,096 m) |
| Optimum ceiling | 14,000 ft (4,267 m) |
| Rate of climb | 900 ft/min (4.6 m/s) |
| Take-off distance | 490 m (1,608 ft) |
| Landing distance | 470 m (1,542 ft) |
| Fuel capacity | 250 l |
| Engines | Continental TSIO-360 |
Curated by CatchFlights from manufacturer documents, ICAO Doc 8643 and reference works; values are left out where no source could confirm them. Sources are listed on our credits page.
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