Annuals are also fairly cheap, at around $800. Unlike for some old aircraft, parts are still available at fairly reasonable prices – more about this later. Prices generally range from about $25,000 to approximately $33,000. It was affordable when produced and remains so to this day, although prices increase with the model year, as might be expected. The aircraft only had a five-year production run, from 1978 to 1982, although as many as 2,500 aircraft rolled off the production line during that time. The only tomahawks available today will be secondhand ones. Demonstrated Crosswind Component: 15 kts.Fuel Consumption: 6.5 gallons per hour at 75% power.Rate of Climb, Sea Level: 718 feet per minute.Propeller: Sensenich 72-inch fixed pitch 2-blade.It is no longer manufactured but is still used today by several flying schools and a few private owners. But when the PA-38-112 Tomahawk made its debut in 1978, it was one of the most affordable aircraft and grew in popularity. Some of these are still flying today.Īfter World War II, Piper’s sales declined, but the company continued developing its range of aircraft. But next came the well-known and popular Piper J-3 Cub, which many pilots remember with fondness. The new company started production with its E-2 Cub. Piper purchased Taylor Brothers Aircraft Manufacturing Company and changed its name to Piper Aircraft. But let’s start by taking a look at its history. It’s enough to say that I look back on my Tomahawk flying days with a certain amount of nostalgia, and I think I learned a lot from flying it. Like many others, I had a kind of love-hate relationship with it, often referring to it as the ‘traumahawk,’ as many pilots still do. When it comes to the Tomahawk, I have to admit to being a little bit biased! This is the airplane I learned to fly many years ago. Generations of pilots have learned to fly on this two-seater single-engined aircraft, for it was designed as a trainer, which is mainly used for it. It has a maximum payload of 245 kg and a usable fuel capacity of 30 US gal.The Piper PA 38 Tomahawk – usually just known as the Tomahawk’ – is a fairly old aircraft, having been introduced in 1978, though it first flew in 1973. The empty weight is 512 kg and the maximum takeoff weight is 757 kg. It has a T-tail configuration with a tail height of 2.77 meters and a fixed tricycle landing gear with a wheelbase of 1.6 meters. The aircraft is a low-wing cantilever monoplane with a wingspan of 10.36 meters and a wing area of 11.59 square meters. It has an external length of 7.04 meters, an external height of 1.95 meters, and a fuselage width of 1.1 meters. The PA-38 Tomahawk featured an enclosed cabin that can accommodate one pilot and one passenger in flight. It featured several improvements such as enhanced cabin heating, a windshield defroster, and an updated elevator trim system. Tomahawk II was the designation given to the 19 versions. The Tomahawk was produced from 1978 to 1982 with a total number of 2,484 Tomahawks built. In 1977, the aircraft was introduced as a 1978 version. The Piper Tomahawk was developed by Piper in an effort to build an economical two-place trainer aircraft.
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