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Old 24th February 2011 | 15:24
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From: schermoney and left front seat
I'm gonna guess Piper Cheyenne based on the left control column... obviously turbine, but I didnt realize that these were capable of flying at 34,000 feet. What sort of speed would they achieve at that altitude?

This is from Google/Wiki for the PA34T.

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Performance

Maximum speed: 326 mph (525 km/h, 283 knots) at 11,000 ft (3,360 m)
Cruise speed: 244 mph (393 km/h, 212 knots) at 25,000 ft (7,600 m)
Stall speed: 88 mph (142 km/h, 77 knots) (flaps down)
Range: 1,702 mi (2,739 km, 1,478 nmi) (econ cruise, 45 min reserves)
Service ceiling: 29,000 ft (8,840 m)
Rate of climb: 2,800 ft/min (14.2 m/s)
Mutt
Mutt,that should be the famous 400LS, Garrett powered. (lack of the proper 6 lever layout - only 4, naaaw, no good, me is a PT-6 man :-) )

From Wikipedia:

Cheyenne PA 42 1000 max S/L speed (cruise) 335 knots, four-blade prop, or with new 5-blade German MT prop nearer to 340 knots.
So the american approach (got to be faster, lets have a bigger engine) plus german engineering make for a real runner...

Piper PA-42 Cheyenne - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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