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Chapter 147 Flying Aircraft
1961 Piper Colt
PA-22-108
N5168Z
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| N5168Z, a 1961 Piper PA-22-108, the Piper Colt |
The chapter bought this Colt to fly while the Tri-Pacer is being finished. It needs a little cosmetic TLC, but it flies just fine. The Chapter members can fly it for $30 per hour, including fuel. The Chapter welcomes students as well as rated pilots to join the Chapter and fly. It doesn't get much cheaper than this!
The Piper Colt is a two-place Tri-Pacer airframe fitted with a Lycoming o-235-C1B 108-hp engine. In place of the rear seat is a cavernous baggage area with a 100 lb capacity. The Colt also has no flaps. The Colt will carry two large people more than 600 miles non-stop at a little over 100 miles per hour in the lower altitudes. Piper Aircraft Corp. produced 1822 Colts from 1960 to 1963.
Here are some specs and performance figures on the PA-22-108
| Engine | Lycoming O-235-C1B |
| Gross Weight | 1650 lbs. |
| Empty Weight | 1035 lbs. |
| Useful Load | 615 lbs. |
| Power Loading | 15.3 lbs./hp |
| Wing Loading | 11.2 lbs./sq. ft. |
| Baggage Capacity | 100 lbs. |
| Fuel Capacity | 36 U.S. gallons |
| Maximum Speed | 120 mph |
| Cruise (75%, Sea Level) | 109 mph |
| Cruise (75%, 7,000 ft.) | 115 mph |
| Stalling Speed | 57 mph |
| Takeoff Roll | 1230 ft. |
| Takeoff Over 50 Foot | 1700 ft. |
| Landing Roll | 500 ft. |
| Best R.O.C. Speed | 75 mph |
| Rate of Climb | 580 ft./min. |
| Best Angle of Climb | 60 mph |
| Service Ceiling | 12,000 ft. |
| Fuel Consumption | 6.0 Gal./hr. |
| Cruising Range | 690 statute miles |