| PA-24 Comanche | |
|---|---|
 PA-24-250 | |
| General information | |
| Type | Civil utility aircraft |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Piper Aircraft |
| Primary users | Private aviators Flight schools |
| Number built | 4,857 |
| History | |
| Manufactured | 1957-1972 |
| Introduction date | 1958[1] |
| First flight | May 24, 1956 |
| Developed into | Piper PA-30 Twin Comanche Piper PA-39 Twin Comanche Ravin 500 |
The Piper PA-24 Comanche is an American single-engine, low-wing, all-metal monoplane of semimonocoque construction with tricycle retractable landing gear and four or six seats.[2] The Comanche was designed and built by Piper Aircraft and first flew on May 24, 1956. Together with the PA-30 and PA-39 Twin Comanches, it made up the core of Piper's lineup until 1972, when the production lines for both aircraft were destroyed in the 1972 Lock Haven flood.
- ^ Plane and Pilot: 1978 Aircraft Directory, page 64. Werner & Werner Corp, Santa Monica CA, 1977. ISBN 0-918312-00-0
- ^ Peperell & Smith 1987, pp. .105–110