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Piper PA-42

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Overview

The Piper PA-42 Cheyenne III is a larger development of the earlier turboprop PA-31T Cheyennes I and II. It was announced in September 1977 and the first production aircraft flew on 18 May, 1979. FAA certification was granted in early 1980 and deliveries of production Cheyenne IIIs began on 30 June, 1980.

The Cheyenne III is about 1 m longer than the Cheyenne II. It is powered by two 720m shp PT6A-41 turboprops driving three blade constant speed Hartzell propellers, and was given a T-tail. There is typically seating for six in the main cabin, in corporate configuration, with one or two pilots in the flight deck. The aircraft can operate out of short hot and high runways, and landing is shortened by the rotating speedbrake effect of the propellers in beta pitch.

Development and improvement of the III led to the PA-42-720 Cheyenne IIIA, with PT6A-61 engines, a higher service ceiling and revised systems and interior.

The PA-42-1000 Cheyenne IV is higher powered and faster thanks to 1000 hp Garrett TPE-331 turboprops driving four blade propellers. It took its first flight on 23 February, 1983 and was certified in 1984. It was renamed the Cheyenne 400LS when Lear Siegler owned Piper, then the Cheyenne 400; its top speed being over 400 mpg. First flown on 23 February, 1983, the Cheyenne 400 was delivered from late 1984.

PA-42 production ended in 1991.

Specifications
  • Typical passenger capacity:   9
  • Range:   1,234 - 1,400nm
  • Cruise speed:   289 - 334 kts
  • Cabin height:   4.25 ft
  • Cabin width:   4.17 ft
  • Cabin length:   18.08 ft
  • Cabin volume:   282 cu ft
Variant types
World fleetCharter fleetTypical paxCabin volumeCruiseRangeYears
Piper PA42-3 Cheyenne III 58 13 6 282 cu ft 289 kts 1,400 nm 1978 - 1983
Piper PA42-3A Cheyenne IIIA 37 9 6 282 cu ft 292 kts 1,372 nm 1983 - 1993
Piper PA42-400 Cheyenne 400 36 2 9 282 cu ft 334 kts 1,234 nm 1985 - 1991

 

Charter operators
Canada Atlantic Charters
U.S.A. Crotts Aircraft Services , Express Aviation Services , Peregrine Air Charter
Maintenance centres
Canada Atlantic Flight Centre , Aviation Unlimited , Babin Air , Davis Aircraft Services , Handfield Aviation , Okanagan Fix Wings , Rangeland Helicopters , Rocky Mountain Aircraft , Toronto Aircraft Maintenance
U.S.A. A-TEC Aircraft Maintenance Center , Advanced Aircraft Center , American Aircraft Maintenance , American Aviation , Apex Aviation , Bismarck Aero Center , Blue Skies Over Dubuque , Corsair Turbines , Cutter Aviation , Daytona Aircraft Services , Des Moines Flying Service , Elevate MRO , Flightline Group , Friend Aircare , FTair , G. H. Enterprises , J.A. Air Center , JAG Aviation , JetEXE Aviation , JPS Aviation , KCAC (Kansas City Aviation Center) , Lane Aviation Corporation , Loyd's Aircraft Maintenance , Lubbock Aero , Mangon Aircraft , Martin Aviation , Mather Aviation , Mesquite Aircraft Sales & Service , Monarch Air , Mukenschnabl , Muncie Aviation , National Flight Services , Precision Air , Precision Air , Ross Aviation Flight Maintenance , Savannah Aviation , Shoreline Aviation , Skyservice Bend , Skytech , Straight Flight , Sun Aviation , Three Wing Aviation , Tiffin Aire , Toledo Jet Center , Tri-State Aero , Twin Cities Aviation , Ventura Air Services , West Coast Aircraft Maintenance , Western Aircraft
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Type rating training providers
U.S.A. SimCom Aviation Training
News from Business Air News
TC issues STC for five-blade MTV-27 on Cheyenne 400LS
December 11, 2023
MT-Propeller received the TCCA Canada STC SA23-97 for the installation of five-blade MTV-27 propellers on the Piper PA42-1000. This installation is already certified by EASA, FAA, ANAC Brazil and INAC Venezuela.
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April 7, 2015
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