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Old June 20th 05, 11:05 PM
Jack Cunniff
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"Robert M. Gary" writes:

The 182 holds more load but at a HUGE price. The 182 burns a lot of gas
to go so slow. The 182 also has the standard issues with the Cont 230hp
engine, few owners are able to get tops to make it to TBO. The 200hp
Arrow runs the bullet proof Lyc IO-360 engine that will easily make
TBO. Of course, the Arrow is really just a slower version of the
Mooney, but you didn't ask that. The Arrow and Mooney cabins are the
same size (almost down to the inch) although both got longer in the mid
70's.


-Robert, CFI (182s,Arrows,Mooneys, etc, etc)


Close. The '72 Arrow II got the fuselage extension; 5 more inches of
legroom for the rear seat passengers.

-Jack
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Old June 21st 05, 03:55 AM
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Jack Cunniff wrote:
Close. The '72 Arrow II got the fuselage extension; 5 more inches of
legroom for the rear seat passengers.


Does make it a retractable Pathfinder?
The Turbo Pathfinder had the turbo IO-360 like the Turbo Arrow had.
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Old June 21st 05, 04:01 AM
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My turbo arrow gets 150 KTAS at around 6000 ft, 12 GPH, at 65% power. Higher
speeds up high. Older arrows with the 180 HP engine probably go a bit
slower.

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Javier Henderson wrote:
Hm.. I've owned a couple of Tigers, I'd get about 135KTAS on the
average. I thought the Arrow would be closer to 150 KTAS?

-jav


The Arrows I've flown generally cruise at about 135kts.



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Old June 21st 05, 07:19 PM
Jack Cunniff
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john smith writes:

Jack Cunniff wrote:
Close. The '72 Arrow II got the fuselage extension; 5 more inches of
legroom for the rear seat passengers.


Does make it a retractable Pathfinder?
The Turbo Pathfinder had the turbo IO-360 like the Turbo Arrow had.


No, it's a Cherokee Arrow II.

The Pathfinder is a 235, the IO-360 in the '72 Arrow is a 200 HP.
(And the Turbo Arrow is still only 200 HP.)

http://www.planeandpilotmag.com/cont...yersguide.html
talks about the various Pipers. (and there's a link to Cessna model
differences, too.)

-Jack
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Old June 23rd 05, 10:51 PM
Jay Honeck
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Close. The '72 Arrow II got the fuselage extension; 5 more inches of
legroom for the rear seat passengers.


Does make it a retractable Pathfinder?
The Turbo Pathfinder had the turbo IO-360 like the Turbo Arrow had.


Actually, the Turbo *Dakota* (which the Pathfinder evolved into) had the
turbo IO-360, which turned out (from everything I've read -- I have no
personal experience) to be a real disaster.

The 4-cylinder IO-360 didn't provide nearly the take-off performance or
useful load of the 6-cylinder O-540, and had a very hard time making it to
TBO. It was somewhat better "upstairs" (where a turbo really shines) than
the normally aspirated O-540, but that small improvement didn't justify the
expense and complexity of the turbo, and Piper soon abandoned the idea and
reverted to the bullet-proof (if more fuel-thirsty) O-540.

Interestingly, it seems the same turbo IO-360 has not been a big problem in
Arrows, although (again) I have no personal experience with them.

The thing I don't understand (and everyone I've talked to at New Piper
agrees) is why Piper never built a Pathfinder RG. THAT sucker would have
been awesome.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"


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Old June 24th 05, 03:26 AM
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Jay Honeck wrote:
The thing I don't understand (and everyone I've talked to at New Piper
agrees) is why Piper never built a Pathfinder RG. THAT sucker would have
been awesome.


I am guessing weight and size.
The Arrow retractable gear is six inches shorter than the Archer's to be
able to fit in the wells.
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Old June 24th 05, 02:54 PM
Aaron Coolidge
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Jay Honeck wrote:
: turbo IO-360, which turned out (from everything I've read -- I have no
: personal experience) to be a real disaster.

: The 4-cylinder IO-360 didn't provide nearly the take-off performance or
: useful load of the 6-cylinder O-540, and had a very hard time making it to
: TBO. It was somewhat better "upstairs" (where a turbo really shines) than

Turbo Dakota has a Continental TSIO360 engine, a 6-cyl model. It really
should have been called a Turbo Archer...
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Aaron C.
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Old June 25th 05, 05:07 AM
Jay Honeck
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: The 4-cylinder IO-360 didn't provide nearly the take-off performance or
: useful load of the 6-cylinder O-540, and had a very hard time making it
to
: TBO. It was somewhat better "upstairs" (where a turbo really shines)
than

Turbo Dakota has a Continental TSIO360 engine, a 6-cyl model. It really
should have been called a Turbo Archer...


Wouldn't it be nice if Teledyne Continental and Lycoming didn't both have
"xxx-360" engines? Here all this time I thought it was the Lycoming
version...

Thanks for the clarification.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"


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Old June 27th 05, 03:26 PM
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Jay Honeck wrote:
: The 4-cylinder IO-360 didn't provide nearly the take-off performance or
: useful load of the 6-cylinder O-540, and had a very hard time making it
to
: TBO. It was somewhat better "upstairs" (where a turbo really shines)
than

Turbo Dakota has a Continental TSIO360 engine, a 6-cyl model. It really
should have been called a Turbo Archer...



Wouldn't it be nice if Teledyne Continental and Lycoming didn't both have
"xxx-360" engines? Here all this time I thought it was the Lycoming
version...

Thanks for the clarification.


IIRC, those designations came from the military. Continential used to
name them based on horsepower (C-90, etc) but after the army started
using their engines in WWII, they standardized on the current
nomenclature and Continental went along (O-300 was originally going to
be C-145, etc).

 




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