The Piper PA-42-1000 Cheyenne 400LS represented the pinnacle of turboprop business aviation, designed to compete directly with early light jets while maintaining turboprop efficiency. First flown in 1983, it was a low-wing twin-turboprop aircraft seating up to 9 passengers with a pressurized cabin. The 44-foot aircraft achieved cruise speeds exceeding 350 knots at altitudes up to 41,000 feet, powered by twin 1,000-horsepower Honeywell TPE331-14 engines. Manufactured by Piper Aircraft Corporation in Vero Beach, Florida, only 44 examples were produced between 1984 and 1991.
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| GRIFFIN AVIATION LLC | 1987 | 42-5527036 | VA | A9AD9E |