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N481PE
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1983 Piper PA-48 Enforcer C/N 48-8301001Discuss this aircraft in forum |
by Florida Metal @ KDMA
by Florida Metal @ FFO
by Florida Metal @ FFO
by Ronald Barker @ KFFO
| Manufacturer: | Piper |
| Model: | PA-48 Enforcer Search all Piper PA-48 Enforcer |
| Year built: | 1983 |
| Construction Number (C/N): | 48-8301001 |
| Aircraft Type: | Fixed wing single engine |
| Number of Seats: | 1 |
| Number of Engines: | 1 |
| Engine Type: | Turbo-prop |
| Engine Manufacturer and Model: | Avco Lycoming T55-L- Turboprop |
| Registration Number: | N481PE |
| Mode S (ICAO24) Code: | A5ED9A |
| Certification Class: | Experimental |
| Certification Issued: | 1983-05-25 |
| Air Worthiness Test: | 1983-04-14 |
| Last Action Taken: | 1994-05-27 |
| Current Status: | Undel Tri |
| Registration Type: | Corporation |
| Owner: | Piper Aircraft Corp |
| Address: | Lakeland, FL 33803 United States |
| Region: | Southern |
| Thrust or HP: | 2,455 shp (by Doug Robertson on 2006-02-19 00:00:00) |
| Doug Robertson, 2006-02-19 00:00:00 | |
| The aptly-numbered N481PE is the first prototype of the PA-48 Piper ENFORCER, a modernized COIN (counter-insurgency) version of the North American P-51D MUSTANG; and one of the most unusual programs undertaken by Piper. First flight of N481PE was on 9 April, 1983. The PA-48 ENFORCER was longer than the P-51D, had a larger tail, wingtip fuel tanks and a four-bladed propeller from a Douglas A-1D SKYRAIDER (which used a Wright R-3350 radial of 3,020 Hp). An Avco Lycoming T55 series slim turboprop of 2,455 shp was fitted. The ENFORCER did not have the P-51D's belly intake for cooling, losing one of the most distinctive characteristics of the MUSTANG design. The canopy, however, was a bubble canopy, as the P-51D. The second ENFORCER prototype flew in July, 1983. | |
| roger w barbour jr, 2012-09-25 11:24:49 | |
| This Piper PA-48 is now at the National Musem of the U.S. Air force in the R&D hanger. | |