Thu, Dec 01, 2011
Seminoles Will Serve China's Largest Civil Aviation Flight
School
Piper Aircraft will deliver the last of seven twin-engine Piper
Seminole advanced training aircraft to the Civil Aviation Flight
University of China this December. While neither organization is
disclosing the fleet purchase price, the retail value of seven new
Seminole aircraft totals nearly $4.2 million.
File Photo
Under the jurisdiction of the General Administration of Civil
Aviation of China (CAAC), the Civil Aviation Flight University of
China (CAFUC) is an institution of higher education for civil
aviation pilots, as well as for technicians of other civil aviation
specialties and for high-quality applied professionals in
engineering and management. It is headquartered in Guanghan City,
Sichuan Province, and has 8,000 students throughout a number of
locations within the country.
"Leading flight schools like CAFUC demand an advanced twin-engine
trainer that is consistent and reliable," said Piper Director of
Global Fleet Sales Chuck Glass, who's headquarters is in Brunei.
"The Piper Seminole has proven itself in over 30 years of service
and hundreds of thousands of hours in flight school environments
throughout the world."
The four-place Piper Seminole trainer is powered by two Lycoming
O-360-A1H6 180-horsepower engines with a 2,000-hour time between
overhaul. It comes equipped with the Garmin G500 avionics suite.
Cruise speed at 75 percent power is 162 knots and range with a
45-minute reserve is 700 nautical miles. The airplane's service
ceiling is 15,000 feet.
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