The Piper PA-7 Skycoupe was a 1940s American two-seat light aircraft designed and built by Piper Aircraft at Lock Haven. Towards the end of 1944 Piper announced a number of aircraft it intended to build after the war. One of these was the PWA-1 Skycoupe (Post War Airplane 1). A prototype was built in 1943, it was a two-seat side-by-side low-wing cantilever monoplane with a twin-boom fuselage with a tricycle landing gear. It had a Franklin 4ACG-199-H3 engine driving a pusher propeller. In 1945 it was redesignated the PA-7 Skycoupe but no further examples were built.
| PA-7 Skycoupe | |
|---|---|
| Role | Light aircraft |
| Manufacturer | Piper Aircraft |
| First flight | 1944 |
| Number built | 1 |
Specifications (PA-7)
editGeneral characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Wingspan: 30 ft 0 in (9.14 m)
- Gross weight: 1,597 lb (724 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Franklin 4ACG-199-H3 , 113 hp (84 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 110 mph (180 km/h, 96 kn)
- Range: 400 mi (640 km, 350 nmi)
References
edit- Roger W. Peperell and Colin M.Smith, Piper Aircraft and their forerunners, 1987, Air-Britain (Historians), ISBN 0-85130-149-5, Page 47 and 50.