Piper PA-25 Pawnee

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A Pawnee in use as a glider tug
A Pawnee in use as a glider tug

The PA-25 Pawnee was a very popular agricultural aircraft produced by Piper Aircraft between 1959 and 1982. Production has since ceased. It remains a very widely used aircraft in the agricultural spraying industry. It is also used extensively as a tow plane, or tug, for launching gliders or sailplanes.

  • Crew: one, pilot
  • Capacity: 120 US gal (568 l) or 1,200 lb (545 kg) of chemicals
  • Length: 24 ft 9 in (7.55 m)
  • Wingspan: 36 ft 2 in (11.02 m)
  • Height: 7 ft 2 in (2.19 m)
  • Wing area: 183 ft² (17.0 m²)
  • Empty: 1,288 lb (585 kg)
  • Loaded: lb ( kg)
  • Maximum takeoff: 2,900 lb (1,317 kg)
  • Powerplant: 1x Lycoming O-540-B2B5, 235 hp (175 kW)

  • Maximum speed: 102 kts (188 km/h)
  • Range: miles ( km)
  • Service ceiling: 13,000 ft (3,963 m)
  • Rate of climb: 630 ft/min (192 m/min)
  • Wing loading: 15.9 lb/ft² (77.5 kg/m²)
  • Power/Mass: 0.0810 hp/lb (0.133 kW/kg)

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Designation sequence: PA-22 - PA-23 - PA-24 - PA-25 - PA-28 - PA-29 - PA-30

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