Clark wrote:
Bob Noel wrote in :

Mike Noel wrote:
Happy Holidays to the group.

I would like to know more about the turbo Dakota. I understand it was
built for only about a year around 1979-80 and has a TSIO-360 200 HP
engine on an airframe similar to an ArcherII. Why only a year? Is it
considered a desirable airplane?

Think of it as a fixed-gear version of the turbo arrow. Even though
it was called a Dakota, I believe it has more parts in common with
the arrow than the dakota.


They're all the same airframe, just different engines and landing gear.


I believe the wing spar and other structural items are different between
the turbo dakota and the regular dakota.