N11KX

A Piper PA-32-301T Turbo Saratoga: a six-seat, turbocharged, fixed-gear single from Piper's PA-32 family, and the airplane the takeoff distance estimator is built around.

At a glance

Registration

N11KX

Model

Piper PA-32-301T Turbo Saratoga

Engine

Lycoming TIO-540-S1AD, 300 hp, turbocharged

Landing gear

Fixed, with wheel fairings

Takeoff power

2700 RPM and 36 in. manifold pressure, set before brake release

Takeoff weights charted

2,800–3,600 lb

Lift-off, 25° flaps

59–62 KIAS · 65–68 KIAS at 50 ft

Lift-off, 0° flaps (max. effort)

62–66 KIAS · 68–72 KIAS at 50 ft

Climb

90 KIAS, full throttle above the critical altitude

Propeller

3-blade

Handbook

Pilot's Operating Handbook, Report VB-1070, issued January 10, 1980

Not to be confused with the retractable PA-32R-301T. Figures above come from the PA-32-301T handbook's performance section as digitized for this site. Always use the airplane's own handbook.