The Piper PA-24 Comanche was a high-performance general aviation aircraft that established new speed standards for single-engine civilian aircraft in the late 1950s. First flown on May 24, 1956, it was a low-wing, all-metal monoplane with retractable tricycle landing gear that seated four to six occupants. With a 36-foot wingspan and cruise speeds reaching 190 knots in the 400-horsepower variant, the Comanche outperformed competitors like the Cessna 182. Piper Aircraft Corporation manufactured 4,857 examples from 1957 to 1972.
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| SUPERIOR AVIATION LLC | 1960 | 24-2399 | LA | A9AE0F |