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Overview
Piper PA-36 Pawnee Brave — agricultural utility aircraftThe Pawnee Brave entered service in 1973 as an evolution of earlier agricultural models. It featured a reinforced airframe and large hopper for chemical payload. The aircraft was optimized for low-level operations.Piston engines producing approximately 300 horsepower powered early variants. Cruise speed was around 120 knots (222 km/h). Maximum takeoff weight exceeded 4,000 pounds (1,814 kg) depending on configuration.The PA-36 became widely used in agricultural aviation. Its rugged design supported demanding field operations. Production concluded in the 1980s.
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Specifications
Units
- Engine
- 1 × Lycoming IO-540-K1G5
- Engine type
- Piston
- Power
- 300 hp · 224 kW
- Avionics
- —
- Wing tips
- No winglets
- Seats
- 1
- Crew
- —
- Cabin width
- —
- Cabin height
- —
- Cabin length
- —
- Exterior length
- 27 ft 6 in · 8.38 m
- Tail height
- 7 ft 6 in · 2.29 m
- Fuselage diameter
- 3 ft 7 in · 1.10 m
- Wing span
- 38 ft 9 in · 11.82 m
- Baggage volume
- 38 ft³ · 1.1 m³
- Gross weight
- —
- Empty weight
- —
- Max takeoff weight
- 4,650 lb · 2,100 kg
- Max landing weight
- —
- Max payload
- 2,200 lb · 1,000 kg
- Fuel capacity
- 90 gal · 300 L · 200 kg (AvGas)
- Max cruise speed
- 118 kt · 136 mph · 219 km/h
- Maximum speed
- —
- Cruise speed
- —
- Approach speed
- 54 kt · 62 mph · 100 km/h
- Range
- 393 nm · 450 mi · 730 km
- Fuel burn
- —
- Ceiling
- 15,000 ft · 4,600 m
- Rate of climb
- 920 ft/min · 5 m/s
- Takeoff distance
- 1,510 ft · 460 m
- Landing distance
- 1,440 ft · 440 m
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Operational Context
On December 5, 1969, the prototype designated as PA-36 Pawnee II took to the air for the first time. It was powered by a 260 horsepower Lycoming engine. In 1972, the Piper PA-36 was initially introduced as an improved version of the PA-25 Pawnee fitted with an uprated Continental Tiara 6-285 horizontally-opposed engine of 285 horsepower.
It featured a new wing with detachable leading edges, enhanced ventilation system and heating system, as well as Safoam anti-sloshing compounds, and a 0.85 cubic meter enlarged standard hopper.
In 1973, the PA-36 entered into service. The initial version of the aircraft was designated as the PA-36 Pawnee Brave 285. In 1977, a newer variant designated as PA-36 Pawnee Brave 300 was built. It was powered by a normally-aspirated Lycoming IO-540-K1G5 engine rated at 300 horsepower. In 1978, the PA-36 Brave 375 was built.
It was powered by a Lycoming IO-720-D1CD horizontally-opposed eight-cylinder piston engine rated at 375 horsepower. In 1982, two versions were built designated as the New Brave 375 and New Brave 400. These were WTA-built versions powered by 375 horsepower and 400 horsepower engines, respectively. In 1987, a total of 150 New Braves were built.
The Piper PA-36 Pawnee Brave is a single-seat agricultural aircraft with an external length of 8.38 meters, an external height of 1.85 meters, and a fuselage diameter of 1.1 meters. It featured a low wing with a wingspan of 11.82 meters and a wing area of 20.96 square meters. It has a tail height of 2.29 meters and a wheelbase of 5.9 meters. The aircraft has an empty weight of 1,118 kg, a maximum takeoff weight of 2,177 kg, and a maximum payload of 1,000 kg. The usable fuel capacity is 86 US gal.
The aircraft has a maximum speed of 123 knots and a cruise speed of 118 knots. The travel range is 393 nautical miles. It can fly up to 15,000 feet and can climb at a rate of 920 feet per minute. The takeoff and landing distances are 460 meters and 440 meters, respectively.
Sources and references used for research and fact-checking.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piper_PA-36_Pawnee_Brave
- http://www.flugzeuginfo.net/acdata_php/acdata_pa36_en.php
- https://planephd.com/wizard/details/560/PIPER-PA-36-285-Pawnee-Brave-specifications-performance-operating-cost-valuation
- https://www.airliners.net/aircraft-data/piper-pa-36-pawnee-brave/400