1966 Piper Cherokee 180 submitted by Don Desrosiers

Piper Cherokee 180 specs and Piper Cherokee 180 Useful Load – Specifications & Performance for a 1965 Piper Cherokee 180

Piper Cherokee Specs (180, 1965)

Used Price: $30,000 (*not verified with recent prices)
Engine make/model: Lyc O-360-A1A
Horsepower@altitude: 180 @ SL
Horsepower on takeoff: 180
TBO – hours: 2000
Fuel type: 100LL
Propeller: Two Blade/Fixed Pitch
Landing gear type: Tri/Fixed
Gross weight (lbs): 2400
Std empty weight (lbs): 1293
Cherokee 180 Useful load – std (lbs): 1107
Usable fuel – std (gal/lbs): 50
Payload–full std fuel (lbs): 807
Wingspan: 30′
Overall length: 23’ 5”
Height: 7’ 3”
Wing area (sq ft): 160
Wing loading (lbs/sq ft): 15.0
Power loading (lbs/hp): 13.3
Wheel size: 6.00 x 6
Seating capacity: 4
Cabin doors: 1
Cabin width (in): 40
Piper Cherokee 180 Performance
Cruise speed (kts): 75% 118
Fuel Consumption (gph): 75% 9.5-10.0
Best rate of climb, SL (fpm): 750
Maximum Operating Altitude (ft): 16,400
Stall – Vso (kts): 50
TO ground roll (ft): 720
Ldg ground roll (ft): 600

ALL PIPER CHEROKEE 180 SPECS AND PERFORMANCE NUMBERS ARE DRAWN FROM OFFICIAL SOURCES, OFTEN THE AIRCRAFT FLIGHT MANUAL OR THE MANUFACTURER’S WEB SITE. ON USED AIRCRAFT, COMMON SOURCES OF INFORMATION ARE JANE’S ALL-THE-WORLD’S AIRCRAFT OR RVI’S AIRCRAFT BLUEBOOK PRICE DIGEST.

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