page_title: Piper PA-16 Clipper
section_title: Specifications (PA-16)
hierarchical_section_title: Piper PA-16 Clipper / Specifications (PA-16)
caption_attribution_description: English: I took this photo at Sun 'n Fun 2006
context_page_description: The Piper PA-16 Clipper is an extended fuselage model of the PA-15 Vagabond. Both models were designed in 1947 for the same reason – Piper Aircraft found itself in dire financial straits and needed to create new, competitive models using existing parts and tooling. The result was the Vagabond, essentially a side-by-side version of the tandem J-3 Cub credited with saving the company.
context_section_description: Data from Plane and Pilot: 1978 Aircraft Directory & Fonden Danmarks Flymuseum
  General characteristics
  Crew: one
  Capacity: three passengers (798 lb (362 kg) useful load)
  Length: 20 ft 1 in (6.12 m)
  Wingspan: 29 ft 3 in (8.92 m)
  Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
  Empty weight: 850 lb (385 kg)
  Gross weight: 1,650 lb (750 kg)
  Max takeoff weight: 1,650 lb (748 kg)
  Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming O-235 with cruise pitch propeller, 115 hp (86 kW)
  Performance
  Maximum speed: 109 kn (125 mph, 203 km/h)
  Cruise speed: 102 kn (117 mph, 188 km/h)
  Stall speed: 43 kn (50 mph, 80 km/h)
  Never exceed speed: 120 kn (140 mph, 225 km/h)
  Range: 420 nmi (480 mi, 778 km)
  Service ceiling: 11,106 ft (3,385 m)
  Rate of climb: 580 ft/min (2.9 m/s)
  Power/mass: 0.070 hp/lb (0.115 kW/kg)
  Avionics
  
  Originally none were fitted. Many now have VHF Nav-com radios, GPS and transponders installed.
caption: A Piper PA-16 Clipper at Sun 'n Fun 2006
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