![]() WAS THERE THIS WEEK, I FLIPPED THE MASTER SWITCH, AND EVERYTHING LIT UP I WASNT THERE, SO I DON"T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED, BUT WHEN I THE AIRCRAFT LANDED NORMALLY, BUT ON THE RUNOUT, THE GEAR UNABLE TO LOWER THE GEAR ELECTRICALLY, HE CRANKED IT DOWN PER THE THE PILOT OF THIS AIRPLANE CLAIMS HE HAD A TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE INįLIGHT. IT"S VALUE AS THE MOST HEAVILY MODIFIED 400 ON THE MARKET ? WHAT IS THE DEAL? WHY IS THIS AIRPLANE PRICED AT LESS THAN 1/3 OF KING KCS-55 HSI SYSTEM, SLAVED AND COUPLED TO HEADING HOLD, GLIDESLOPE COUPLING, AUTOMATIC AND MANUAL ELECTRIC TRIM, AND WHORE-HOUSE RED VELOUR OR SADDLE BLANKET INSERTS LIKE MOST COMANCHESĮVERYTHING YOU WOULD WANT FOR HIGH, FAST CROSS-COUNTRY TRAVELġ30 GALLON FUEL SYSTEM, ALL IN THE WINGS, NO TIP TANKS OR COMPLICATED SWITCHINGĬENTURY 3 AUTOPILOT, WITH ALTITUDE HOLD, RADIO COUPLING, NICE INTERIOR, IN 2 TONE TAN, OLDER BUT LOOKS GOOD (NOT YOU WOULD SPEND ANOTHER TON OF MONEY, AND ADDįENCES, AND SPECIAL UPTURNED WINGTIPS (LIKE THE MOONEY ACCLAIM), THIS AIRPLANEĪDD THAT TO THE SPEED, AND YOU ARE NOW TALKING ABOUT A "SUPER HOW WOULD YOU MAKE THE FASTEST AIRPLANE OUT THERE LAND SLOWER, SO YOU NOW WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE FASTEST PRODUCTION SINGLEīUT WAIT, WOULD TOP SPEED ALONE QUALIFY THIS AIRPLANE AS YOU BACK THE HORSEPOWER YOU LOSE WHEN YOU GO UP AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT THIN PERFORMANCE-WISE, A TURBO NORMALIZER GIVES THE ADVANTAGE IS THAT THE BOOST IS LOWER, WHICH REDUCES HEAT AND REDUCES THIS SYSTEM IS A TURBO-NORMALIZER, NOT A HIGH PRESSURE THE AMOUNT OF BOOST, SO YOU GET WHAT YOU WANT, NOT A FIXED AMOUNT. HAS A MANUAL CONTROL TO CLOSE THE DUAL WASTEGATES, ACTIVATING THE DUAL RAYJAYīESIDES SIMPLICITY, THE ADDED ADVANTAGE IS THAT YOU CONTROL JUST LIKE THE TURBO AZTECS AND TURBO TWIN COMANCHE, THIS AIRPLANE THE ULTIMATE PRODUCTION SINGLE ENGINE AIRPLANE, THATS FOR SURE. HE WAS MESSING WITH A "CLASSIC", HE WANTED NTHE ULTIMATE AIRPLANE !! THE OWNER OF THIS AIRPLANE WAS A MODIFICATION FREAK, AND HE DIDN"T CARE IF NUMBER ABOUT 50, AND MANY OF THOSE ARE ACTUALLY PRETTY STOCK SURPRISING, AS THIS IS A TAKE NO PRISONERS, ALL OUT SPEED MACHINE !!īEEN MADE OF THE COOLING ISSUES ON THE 2 REAR CYLINDERS (CURED WITH MODERNīAFFLE SEAL MATERIAL), AND THE FACT THAT THE AIRPLANE ONLY CRUISES AT 185 KNOTS PUG AND HIS CLOSE FRIENDS EACH GOT ONE, AND THEY MADE A FEW STILL HAVE 300 HORSEPOWER IN THE THIN AIR AT 10,000 FEET AND ABOVE, WHICH SHOULDīE ENOUGH TO PUSH HIM QUICKLY THROUGH THAT THIN AIR !!ĪND PART OF 1965. THE WAY I HEARD IT, HE FIGURED THAT IF HE STARTED WITH 400 H.P., HE WOULD SINGLE CASE, WITH A SINGLE CRANKSHAFT, MAKING AN IO-720, WITH 400 HORSEPOWER LIKE A HOT-RODDER, HE MODIFIED AN EXISTING CHASSIS, ANDĪDDED THE BIGGEST ENGINE AVAILABLE, IN THIS CASE, 2 IO-360 200 H.P. MODIFYING AND REINFORCING THE PA-24-250, AND ADDING PARTS FROM THE PA-30 TWINĬOMANCHE, ALSO INTRODUCED IN 1964, PUG WAS ABLE TO BUILD HIMSELF A HOT-ROD IN PIPER"S DESIRE TO HAVE THE FASTEST PISTON SINGLE IN PRODUCTION !! THE 400 COMANCHE WAS THE DIRECT RESULT OF PIPER OWNER "PUG" ![]() PIPER PA-24-400 "SUPER" COMANCHE TWIN TURBO WITH ROBERTSON STOL !!!! Wentworthaircraftinc Visit my eBay store Sign up for newsletter Search Store USED AIRCRAFT USED AIRCRAFT PARTS Used Avionics GPS NAV-COMS Items On Sale Store Categories Store home USED AIRCRAFTUSED AIRCRAFT PARTS Used Avionics Wentworthaircraftinc Sign up for newsletter Search Store USED AIRCRAFT USED AIRCRAFT PARTS Avionics.
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