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I’ve written before that formation flight often shows another side to an aircraft’s character, and so it was with the Comanche. I reduce speed to 100kt, lower the undercarriage and then drop the first stage of flap. Pitch trim should be neutral, with just a little bit of right rudder trim dialled in; it works by altering the tension of springs attached to the rudder pedals.All checks complete, I roll out onto the runway and open the throttle up to 2,575rpm. Unlike a Cruiser or Clipper (the sort of aircraft a potential Comanche purchaser might’ve traded up from back in the day), it will not accept being ten or even five knots fast at the threshold. Dukeries are Comanche experts, and as this is Mark’s personal aircraft you might expect it to be a little bit special−and it is. Access to the engine is excellent, as both sides of the top half of the cowling hinge open and can also be removed very quickly. For example, there’s a stall annunciator light (these day stall systems are primarily audible) and only two lights for the undercarriage (up or locked). The ride quality is more like that of a light twin, courtesy of the relatively high wing-loading and, when compared to its contemporaries, the field of view is adequate−although it is certainly not up to the standard of some modern aircraft. Finally, the large rotary fuel selector has five positions (including Off) but no detents or safety catch. Les ailerons sont différentiels et les volets s’abaissent jusqu’à 27 degrés. As with any aircraft, the Comanche can only be fairly appraised when it is being operated in the role for which it was designed, and even by 21st Century standards, it is a very good tourer indeed. In 1959 Max Conrad flew his PA-24-180 from Casablanca to Los Angeles, in an incredible flight of 7,668 miles.
Luckily, the previous year Howard ‘Pug’ Piper had assembled a team of engineers to design a ‘Bonanza-beater’ and had begun work on an all-metal, retractable undercarriage four-seater that would make the best use of recent advances in drag reduction, such as laminar-flow aerofoils and stabilators.
Finally, the Comanche was never quite as fast as the Bonanza, primarily because the Beechcraft had a 285hp Continental. On the downside, some of the switches are hidden by the pilot’s control yoke, the elevator trim winder and pitch trim indicator are in the roof, and the flap selector and rudder trim wheel are to the right of the engine controls−and a bit of a stretch. Piper a ainsi entrepris de construire l’avion le plus performant possible pour l’époque, reprenant sans modestie les ailes longues et effilées du P-51 Mustang , ainsi que l’arrière du fuselage du Bell X1 , premier chasseur à passer le mur du son, environ dix ans plus tôt. One old-fashioned feature that certainly did meet with my approval is that the pilot has a direct vision panel.The injected engine starts easily and, with instructor Nick Riddin in the other seat, I taxi out to Runway 24. It is retracted and extended electrically using pushrods, the nosewheel retracting backwards and the main wheels inwards. There is a small inspection hatch in the top through which the oil quantity can be checked. The most popular version (and also the subject of this flight test) is the 250hp variant, with this particular 1963 example owned by Dukeries Aviation’s Mark Bonsall. While Cherokees were designed and built in Vero Beach, Fla., the Comanche is a Lock Haven, Penn. The logs are complete since July 1973.
Although I understand the structural reasons behind this, from a marketing viewpoint I’ve often wondered if only having the one door lost any sales to Cessna (although of course the Bonanza has the same arrangement).
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