Piper Cherokee 140 User guide

O!av Kieserud
CHEROKEE I 40
OWNER'S HANDBOOK

753-584

Olav K jesecud
CHEROKEE 140
PA.28.l 40
Owner's Hondbook
Piper Aircraft Cotporotion, Vero Beoch, FlorUo
u.5. A.

NOTICI]
TIIIS IIANDI}OOK IS NO't DESIGNIiD, NOR CAN ANY
H^NDDOOK SERVE, ^S A SUBSTTTUTE FOR ADEQU^TE ^ND
coMpETENT FLIGHT INSTRUCTION, OR KNOWLEDGE OF THE
CURRENT AIRWORTHINES§ DIRECTIVES, THE APPLICABLE
FEDERAL AIR REGULATIONS, AND ADVISORY CTRCULARS. IT
IS NOT INTENDED TO IIE A GUIDI' OF ITASIC }'LIGHT
INSTRUCTION, NOR A TRAINING MANUAI,.
'l'ilrt il^NDD(x)K ls Drist(.;Ntil):
I. TO IIELID YOU OI'IiRA'I'E YOUR CHIIROKIiI' WITII
SA I.'ETY AND CONIIIDENCE.
2, TO MORE FULLY ^CQU^rNT yOU WITH THE BASIC
PERFORMANCE AND HANDLING CHARACTERISTICS
OFTHE AIRPLANE.
3. TO MORE FULLY EXPLAIN YOUR CHEROKEE'S
OPERÅTION THAN IS PERMISSIBLE TO SET FORTH IN
THE AIRPLANE FLIGHT MANUAL.
IF THERE IS ANY INCONSISTENCY BETIVEEN THIS
HANDBOOK AND THE AIRPLANE FLIGHT MANUAL APPROVED
BY THE F.A,A., THE AIRPLANE FLIGHT MANUAL SHALL
GOVERN.
Revised text and illustrations shall be indicated by a
black vertical line in the margin opposite the change,
A line opposite the page number will indicate that
materi al was relocated.
Additional copies of this manual, Part No. 753 584,
may be obtained from your Piper Dealcr.
Published by
PUB UCATIONS DEPARTMENT
Piper Aircraft Corporation
753 5U
Issu«l: Febnrary 1964
Revised: March l. l99l

SECT|ON I
SPECIFICATION FEATURES
Performance .
Weights
Power Planc.
FueI and Oil
Baggage
Dimens ions.
Landing Gear .

THE PIPER CHEROKEE SECTION
sEcfloN I
SPECIFICATION FEATURES
PERFORMANCE
Tetc-off Di.Btaræ Over 50 ft. Obsracle (fr.) (fl8ps up) lsm I r?00
Best Rate of CUmb Spæd (hph) 85 I Ss
Rrte of CUmD (ft. per mln.) I 820 i 660
Scrvtce Cetllug (ft.) 15, O0O r4,3OO
Absolute Ceiltng f7, OOO ,U. U*
Top $ced (mph) r r4t (r44.) i t39 (r42.)
ClutslnB Sp€ed (75% power, sea level) (mph) 'l r20 (f23.) ' tZt 1tU.1
Optlmum Crulstng Speed pSS potuer, 7000 It., mph) f30 (f33.) I f30 (f33.)
The gross $reighr o, l95O Pq.rnds ln the following perlårmance chÅrts appll,es ,o S{rUf Nos, 28-2OOOO
to 28-20939, uleas the airpleqe has been modilled t
Nos, 28-20940 snd llp hsvc bcen llcenircd from the fa
Perforrutrcq flgues ere for strnderd alrplanes
Ievel or ståld flhltudc. Any dcvistldl from Sta
GRO§S WEIGHTS
Telc-off Ru (It,) (flaps 14)
wer, sea level) 100 (102+) .l r00 (r02r)
. 7.e i 8.4
s.3 I s.o
) 5r5, { hEs. (r20, 6 hr8...) +fO, n frru[ (680, 6 hrs.rr)
) 560 (780..) i 535 (725.+)
Opttmu$ Grulslng Renge (55$ powrr, 10, 0m ft, ) 600 (840..) I 570 (790.r)
'\iltren Fenders Instålled
"With 50 gal. Resene Fæl
730I I 5

SECTION ITHE PIPER CHEROKEE
SPECIFICATION FEATURES: (cont)
PERFORMANCE
I
: lnetruciloul Pover Crutsltrg Range
(50%,pqwer, sea level)
Sta[ln-gSpeed (flaps doyn, mFh)
Landlng Roll (flaps down, fr.)
WEIGHTS
Gross U,eight (lbq. )
Empcy Wetght (Standard) (Ibs.)
USEFUL LOAD (Standard) (lbs.)
Empcy \Yeighr (AutoFlight) (lbs.)
UsEFUl, LOAD (Åu.oFligtrr) (lbs.)
POWER PI.ANT
EEgtne - L}æomlng
Rated Horsepryer md Speed (rpm)
Bore (lo:hes)
Stroke (inches)
. Displaæmetrt (cubic incheE)
CompEesslotr Ratib
Dry Weighr (poutrds)
Oit Sump Capaqity (qts. )
Propeller (Sensentch)
"Wirh 50 gal, Resefle Fuel
aRosri TErGr{Ts
I
640,1 6.s hrs. (89s,
I
t hrs. ti) d50, 6.5 hrs, (910, t hrs. r.)
52 54
48s 53s
r9 50 2r50
650630
o-320-E2A
140 ei 2450
5. r25
3.875
319.8
7:\
272
I
M74DM
2150
l20l
949
t24l
909
o-x20-E2A
150 at 2700
5, t25
3.875
319.8
7i7
8
M74DM
1950
,.180
770
1220
730
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