Piper PA-46-350P Malibu Mirage

Type (Muster)
Six-seat light business aircraft (Sechssitziges Reiseflugzeug)

Country (Land)
USA

Manufacturer (Hersteller)
The New Piper Aircraft Inc.
2926 Piper Drive
Vero Beach, Florida 32960

Phone: 001-561/567-4361
Fax: 001-561/778-2144

General (Allgemeine Angaben)
Crew (Besatzung): 1
Passengers (Passagiere): 5
Baggage (Gepäck): 0,37 cu m in front und 0,57 cu m in the rear

Power plant (Antrieb): Textron Lycoming TIO-540-AE2A turbocharged flat six engine
Power (Leistung): 261 kW (350 hp)
Propeller: Hartzell three-blade, constant speed, 2,03 m diameter

Dimensions (Abmessungen)
Length (Länge): 8,81 m
Height (Höhe): 3,44 m
Span (Spannweite): 13,11 m
Wing aera (Flügelfläche): 16,25 sq m

Cabin width (Kabinenbreite): 1,26 m maximum
Cabin length (Kabinenlänge): 3,76 m (instrument panel to rear bulckhead)
Cabin height (Kabinenhöhe): 1,19 m maximum

Weights (Massen)
Standard empty equipped weight (Leermasse ): 1397 kg
Baggage, fore and aft (Gepäck vorn und hinten): 91 kg
Usable fuel (ausfliegbarer Kraftstoff): 454 l
Max. zero-fuel weight (max. Masse ohne Kraftstoff): 1860 kg
Max. take-off weigth (max. Startmasse): 1950 kg
Max. landing weight (max. Landemasse): 1860 kg

Performance (Flugleistungen)
Maximum speed (Höchstgeschwindigkeit): 408 km/h (220 kts TAS)
High speed cruise (Reisegeschwindigkeit): 394 km/h (213 kts TAS) at mid-weight, optimum altitude
Stall speed (Überziehgeschwindigkeit), flaps full down: 107 km/h (58 kts)
Max. climb rate (max. Steigrate): 6,2 m/s at sea level
Service ceiling (Dienstgipfelhöhe): over 7620 m (over 25000 ft)
Take-off (Startstrecke):
    - ground roll (Rollstrecke): 332 m
   - over 50 ft (15 m) obstacle (Hindernis): 637 m at gross weight
Landing distance (Landestrecke):
   - ground roll (Rollstrecke): 311 m
   - over 50 ft obstacle (15-m-Hindernis): 595 m
Range (Reichweite):
   - 1953 km (1055 NM) with 45 min reserve at normal cruise
   - 2491 km (1345 NM) with 45 min reserve at long range cruise

Costs (Kosten)
Standard equpped list price for 1998 was 799600 US-Dollars

Customers (Kunden)
Over 650 Malibus (including 402 of the earlier PA-46-310P variant) have been delivered by early 1997. Recent production was 57 in 1996 and 54 in 1997.

Remarks (Bemerkungen)
The Malibu was announced in November 1982 and the aircraft received its FAA certification in September 1983. Production deliveries began in December of that year.
In October 1988, Piper switched production to the PA-46-350P variant, now named Malibu Mirage.

Last updated 28 September 1998

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