Is the Aerostar a good plane?
The Aerostar is a wonderful pilot’s aircraft that’s a pure joy to fly. For the cost, speed and endurance, there is no pressurized piston twin that compares. I have flown my 1977 Ted Smith Aerostar 601P for more than 3200 hours since 1990. I will leave the financial point of view to others.
Is the Piper Aerostar pressurized?
By the end of the series’ run in 1984 the ultimate Aerostar, by then built by Piper, was a pressurized 260-knot machine with an impressive suite of avionics and a ceiling of 25,000 feet. It was the hottest piston-powered production airplane of the day. Only 25 700Ps were built.
What happened Aerostar jet?
Piper Aircraft bought the rights to the Aerostar in 1978, and production eventually ceased in 1984.
What is the fastest piston single engine aircraft?
They say everything is bigger in Texas, and that includes the speed capabilities of the Mooney Acclaim Type S. With a top cruise speed of 237 knots, and Vne of 242 knots, it’s the fastest civilian single-engine piston out there.
What kind of engine does a Super 700 Aerostar have?
The company appears to be doing well, and has come up with an upgrade called the Super 700 Aerostar, which takes 601P and 602P Aerostars and fits them with 350 HP Lycoming TIO-540-U2A engines turning three-blade Hartzell props. The resulting airplane gets a gross weight boost, up to 6356 pounds ramp weight.
How fast can a 700 hp Aerostar go?
The higher-powered 700P trues out at a whopping 260 knots on an equally impressive 51 GPH at 81 percent power and 25,000 feet; throttled back to 65 percent power, a 700P can do 230 knots on 36 GPH. Quite a few Aerostars have been made to go even faster with Machen conversions.
Who provides commercial financing for the Aerostar 700 series?
Commercial Financing may be provided by Currency Capital, LLC and loans made or arranged pursuant to California Finance Lenders Law license number 60DBO-56173. The multi engine piston Aerostar 700 Series is powered by two Lycoming TIO-540-U2A engines of 350 hp. The cruise speed at 75% is 261 knots and the stall speed is 73 knots.
Is the Aerostar worth it?
Now for the good. The Aerostar has awesome performance. I am an Air Force-trained pilot with tactical airlift experience, and the Aerostars performance exceeds that of many aircraft Ive flown. For acceleration, climb and cruise I do not believe there is an equal.