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The Piper PA-31T Cheyenne is a turboprop development of earlier Navajo and Chieftain piston twins. Design work commenced in the mid 1960s, and the Cheyenne prototype first flew on 29 August, 1969. Piper then had to redesign the flight controls to handle the increased loads on the airframe generated by higher speeds. Certification was granted on 3 May, 1972.

The initial production version PA-31T Cheyenne is equipped with two Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-28 turboprop engines driving three blade constant speed Hartzell propellers. It first flew on 22 October, 1973 and can seat up to six passengers with a crew of two.

In 1978 Piper introduced the slower and cheaper PT-31T Cheyenne I, with 500 shp Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-II turboprop engines. At the same time the company renamed the original model the PA-31T Cheyenne II. In 1983 the Cheyenne I was given more power at altitude, revised cowlings and interior, and was known as the Cheyenne IA.

The PA-31T2 Cheyenne IIXL is a stretched version introduced in 1979. powered by two 750 shp Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-135 turboprops.

• Typical passenger capacity:   7
• Range:   1,255 - 1,336nm
• Cruise speed:   249 - 283 kts
• Cabin height:   4.33 ft
• Cabin width:   4.25 ft
• Cabin length:   12.64 ft
• Cabin volume:   204 cu ft

• Active fleet worldwide:   473
• Available for charter worldwide:   38
• Typical price:   $275,000 to $1,269,000 pre-owned. $1,269,000 new.
• Production dates:   1974 - 1984

Includes PA-31T1 Cheyenne I, PA-31T1A Cheyenne 1A, PA-31T Cheyenne II and PA-31T2 Cheyenne IIXL

• Engines:   Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-100 Series/PT6D, Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-11/25 Series, Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-6/15/20/30/41 S

Variant types

	World fleet	Charter fleet	Typical pax	Cabin volume	Cruise	Range	Years
Piper PA31T Cheyenne IA	17	1
Piper PA31T Cheyenne	0	0	5	196 cu ft	249 kts	1,260 nm	1974 - 1983
Piper PA31T Cheyenne II	243	18	5	196 cu ft	283 kts	1,510 nm	1978 - 1983
Piper PA31T1 Cheyenne I	146	10	5	196 cu ft	261 kts	1,255 nm	1978 - 1984
Piper PA31T2 Cheyenne IIXL	67	10	7	205 cu ft	275 kts	1,336 nm	1981 - 1984

 

Charter operators

Canada	Atlantic Charters
U.S.A.	Airborne Flying Services , Contrail , Crotts Aircraft Services , Delaware Aviation , FEDAIR , Lohman Helicopter , Lone Star Aviators , Midwest Flying Service , Minuteman Aviation , PacJet , Travel Care International

Maintenance centres

Canada	Air Bravo Corporation , Air Partners Aircraft Maintenance , Atlantic Flight Centre , Aviation Unlimited , Babin Air , Central Aircraft Maintenance , Davis Aircraft Services , Dynamic Aero Aviation , Handfield Aviation , Iskwew Air , Newton Aviation Services , Okanagan Fix Wings , Orizon Maintenance Aviation , Rangeland Helicopters , Rocky Mountain Aircraft , Rodan Air Maintenance , Zimmer Air Services
Mexico	ASI Aerosoluciones Internacionales , Avexpress
U.S.A.	A-TEC Aircraft Maintenance Center , Advanced Aircraft Center , American Aircraft Maintenance , American Aviation , Apex Aviation , ASG Aerospace , Axcess Aviation Maintenance , Bismarck Aero Center , Blue Skies Over Dubuque , Corsair Turbines , Cutter Aviation , Daytona Aircraft Services , Des Moines Flying Service , Elevate MRO , Flightline Group , Friend Aircare , G. H. Enterprises , J.A. Air Center , JAG Aviation , JetEXE Aviation , KCAC (Kansas City Aviation Center) , Lane Aviation Corporation , Loyd's Aircraft Maintenance , Lubbock Aero , Mangon Aircraft , Martin Aviation , Mather Aviation , Mesquite Aircraft Sales & Service , Monarch Air , Mukenschnabl , Muncie Aviation , Precision Air , Precision Air , Ross Aviation Flight Maintenance , Savannah Aviation , Shoreline Aviation , Skyservice Bend , Skytech , SoCal Jet Services , Straight Flight , Sun Aviation , Three Wing Aviation , Tiffin Aire , Tri-State Aero , Twin Cities Aviation , Ventura Air Services , West Coast Aircraft Maintenance , Western Aircraft , Wisconsin Aviation (RYV)

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