1963 Piper PA-30 Twin Comanche
Perfect touring aircraft | Full IFR
- Make
- Piper
- Model
- PA-30 Twin Comanche
- Year
- 1963
- Seller
- WilcoAviation
- Location
- Dunkeswell, England, United Kingdom
- Condition
- Pre-owned
- Seller type
- Broker
- Total Time
- 3066 h
- Engine Time
- #1: 1350 #2: 1536 h
- Undercarriage
- Retractable Tricycle
- Seats
- 4
- Flight Rules
- IFR
- Serial Number
- 30-59
- Registration
- G-BLOR
Highlights
- Listed with us in partnership with Flightline Aviation we are pleased to offer this beautiful twin Comanche powered by two mid hour Lycoming IO-320-B1A 4 cylinder 160 HP fuel injected engines
- Approx 7hr endurance at 65% power
- Always hangared
- All AD’s & SB’s complied with
Exterior
- Exterior – 10/10
- Exterior: Burnt Orange and Grey
- NAV Lights
- Wing Tip
- Landing Lights
Interior
- Interior – 8/10
- Interior: Blue Leather
- 200lb (20 cu in) baggage compartment
Maintenance
- PROP OVERHAULED: 17/05/2017
- LAST ANNUAL: Due next 14/08/2023
- LAST ARC: Due next 28/09/2023
- Airworthiness Until
- 08/14/2023
Specifications
- Seat Configuration
- 1+3
- Gross Weight
- 1633 Kg
- Empty Weight
- 1030 Kg
- Cruise Speed
- 155 Kt
- Fuel Burn
- 48 l/h
- Fuel Capacity
- 454 l
Engines
Engine #1
- Manufacturer, Model
- Lycoming, IO-320-B1A
- Power
- 160
- Fuel Type
- Avgas 100LL
- TTSN
- 1350
- Propeller
- Hartzell, HC-E2YL-2BSF
- Type
- Variable Pitch
- Blades
- 2
- TTSN
- 30
Engine #2
- Manufacturer, Model
- Lycoming, IO-320-B1A
- Power
- 160
- Fuel Type
- Avgas 100LL
- TTSN
- 1536
- Propeller
- Hartzell, HC-E2YL-2BSF
- Type
- Variable Pitch
- Blades
- 2
- TTSN
- 30
Avionics
- NAV/COM
- Garmin, GNC 255A
- NAV/COM
- Garmin, GNC 255A
- Audio Panel
- Garmin, GMA340
- XPNDR
- Garmin, GTX-328 Mode S
- ADF
- King, KR 85
- DME
- Bendix/King, KN 64
- Autopilot
- Genesys Aerosystems, S-TEC 55X
- Standard instruments
- Horizontal Situation Indicator (HSI)
- Course Deviation Indicator (CDI)
- Vertical Speed Indicator (VSI)
- Air Speed Indicator (ASI)
- Attitude Indicator (AI)
- 2x Altimeters
- RPM Gauges
- Fuel Flow Indicators
- Manifold Pressure Gauges
- Cylinder Head Temperature Gauges
Modifications and performance equipment
- STCs
- Wing Tank STC, -
Electrical equipment
- Alternator
- 2 x Plane Power Alternators
Ground equipment
- Tow Bar/Tugs
- Tow bar, -
- Tow bar
Other
- Engine
- Engine and Airframe Spares & Accessories
Additional Remarks
- G-BLOR, located in the heart of Devon at Dunkeswell, benefits from having exceptional paintwork after having a bare metal respray undertaken by FlyMoore in 2019 . The aircraft is the perfect touring aircraft being fully IFR equipped and fast with a mid hour engines.
- The Piper PA-30 Twin Comanche is an American twin-engined cabin monoplane designed and built by Piper Aircraft. It was a twin-engined development of the PA-24 Comanche single-engined aircraft.
- A complex light twin, with retractable landing gear, seating 4 (in original models) to 6 (in later models), and cruise speeds ranging from 160-210 mph on twin 150-160 horsepower engines, it competed with the more-powerful Cessna 310 and Beech Baron, and later with Piper’s other light twins.
- The Twin Comanche was designed to replace the Piper Apache in the company’s lineup of products. The prototype was converted from the single-engined Comanche by Ed Swearingen who at the time operated a facility that specialised in the modification of production aircraft. A Comanche was modified with two 4-cylinder 160 hp (120 kW) Lycoming IO-320-B1A engines and first flew at San Antonio, Texas on 12 Apr 1961. The design was designated the PA-30 on the March 17, 1962 and named the Twin Comanche. The prototype (registered N7000Y) was built at Lock Haven and first flew on November 7, 1962. FAA Type approval was awarded on February 5, 1963, the first production aircraft was completed on April 2, 1963 and the first delivery made on July 15, 1963.
- The Twin Comanche was produced on the same Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, production line as its single-engined cousin; production ceased when the factory was flooded in 1972. Piper chose at that time to focus on its equally popular Cherokee 140/180/235/Arrow line, manufactured in Florida.
- PRICE: £66,995.00 GBP
- https://wilcoaviation.co.uk/piper-pa30-twin-comanche-g.../