Piper Seminole

The Piper Seminole provides students with an opportunity to gain multi-engine and instrument flying experience during the training process while providing exposure to an additional advanced avionics platform.  WMU maintains a late model fleet and all but two of the Seminole's are equipped with the Garmin G1000 glass cockpit avionics suite.  The remaining two are fully glass cockpit equipped with Avidyne Entegra avionics.  

• Number in fleet: 10
• Primary use: Multi-engine training
• Engine: Textron Lycoming O-360-A1H6/LO-360-A1H6 (180BHP)
• Fuel capacity: 123 gallon
• Weight: 2603 pounds (standard empty), 3800 pounds (max takeoff), 1197 pounds (max useful load)
• Dimensions: 27 feet and 7 inches long, 8 feet and 6 inches high, 38 feet and 7 inches wing span, 183.8 feet² wing area.
• Speed: 168 knots (gross weight at 18,500 feet)
• Stall speed: 55 knots (flaps down: 40 degrees)
• Cruising range: 770 nautical miles (45 minute reserves at 55 percent power)
• Max operating altitude: 15,000 feet (two engines, 100 feet per minute)
• Takeoff distance: 2,200 feet (total distance over 50 feet obstacle)
• Landing distance: 1,490 feet (total distance over 50 feet obstacle)