On 3-Jun-2005, Dave wrote:

Specs, (published) say stall, dirty ( Full Flaps ) for a 1976
built is 58 knts.

...1977 and later is 44 knts!



Both of these numbers sound VERY bogus. According to specs from the Plane &
Pilot website, a 1981 Warrior II has a full-flaps stall speed of 50 kts.
This is in line with the gear down, full-flaps stall speed of 53 kts for my
Arrow IV which has the same wing but is a bit heavier.

44 kts is the stall speed for a C-172 with full flaps, and no PA-28 model
will come close to that.
58 kts is only 3 kts below the maximum "dirty" configuration stall speed
generally allowed by the FAA for certificated single engine airplanes. I
would expect something like an A-36 Bonanza or a Piper Mirage to have a
"dirty" stall speed in this range, certainly not a Warrior.

I'll bet that Warriors of all vintages have pretty much the same flaps-down
stall speed, and 50 kts sounds about right for that speed.

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-Elliott Drucker