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Performance & Specifications · Piper

Piper Comanche 260 Standard Data and Performance, with the Comanche 250

Standard data and performance for the Piper Comanche 260, side by side with the Comanche 250, plus the Comanche line's history.

Comanche 260
Engine
260-hp Lycoming
Top speed
195 mph
Range
1,190
Seats
4-6
Comanche 250
Engine
250-hp Lycoming
Top speed
190 mph
Range
748
Seats
4
Piper Comanche

260 vs. 250

Standard Data

Comanche 260Comanche 250
Seats4-64
Gross wt.3,1002,900
Empty wt.1,7281,690
Fuel capacity9060
Engine260-hp Lycoming250-hp Lycoming

Performance

Comanche 260Comanche 250
Top mph195190
Cruise mph185180
Stall mph616161
Initial climb rate1,3701,350
Range1,190748
Ceiling20,00019,800
Takeoff distance (50')1,0401,650
Landing distance (50')1,0151,0151,015

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Piper Comanche

About the Comanche

The Comanche LineAs told on the sheet
1958
PA-24 introduced
250-hp Lycoming; a 180-hp version also offered
1964
Comanche 400
400-hp eight-cylinder; 180 discontinued
1965
Comanche 260
Replaces the 250
1966
260 only
400 discontinued; optional third row; gross 2,900 → 3,100 lb

The Comanche was once the top of Piper's single engine lineup. It was introduced in 1958 as the PA-24 with a 250-hp Lycoming powerplant. A 180-hp version was also offered as an option. The Comanche continued to be produced in these two models until 1964 when a third Comanche option was introduced as the Comanche 400, powered by a 400-hp eight cylinder engine; it was claimed to be the world's fastest single, piston-engine airplane of the day.

By 1966, the single-engine Comanche line was limited to the Model 260 version only; the 180 was discontinued in 1964, the 250 was replaced by the 260 in 1965, and the 400 was discontinued in 1966. Also in 1966, the seating was increased by adding an optional third row of seats, and the gross takeoff weight was boosted from 2,900 pounds to 3,100 pounds.

Source: Plane & Pilot, November 30, 1999

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