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  1. Newsgroups: rec.aviation.owning
  2. Path: sparky!uunet!walter!porthos!dasher!patter
  3. From: patter@dasher.cc.bellcore.com (patterson,george r)
  4. Subject: Re: Cherokee 140 vs. C-172
  5. Organization: Bellcore, Livingston, NJ
  6. Date: Mon, 23 Nov 92 19:13:04 GMT
  7. Message-ID: <1992Nov23.191304.16219@porthos.cc.bellcore.com>
  8. References: <1992Nov23.155711.16741@nuchat.sccsi.com>
  9. Sender: netnews@porthos.cc.bellcore.com (USENET System Software)
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  11.  
  12. In article <1992Nov23.155711.16741@nuchat.sccsi.com> conover@nuchat.sccsi.com (Mark Allen Conover) writes:
  13. >May I have some opinions on the following thought process?
  14.  
  15. How 'bout some facts instead.
  16.  
  17. >If I am willing to settle for a three-person aircraft, why not purchase
  18. >a less expensive PA28-140? 
  19.  
  20. Comparing the C172 with the PA-28 150hp versions;
  21.  
  22.                 Cessna                            Piper
  23.                 ------                            -----
  24. Max              139mph                            same
  25. Cruise           131                               130
  26. Stall             49                                53
  27. Fuel              42 gal                            36 gal
  28. Ceiling       13,100'                           14,300'
  29. ROC              645fpm                            660
  30. TO over 50'    1,525'                            1,750'
  31. Ground run       865'                              800'
  32. Land over 50'  1,250'                            1,890'
  33. Ground roll      520'                              535'
  34. Gross          2,300 lb                          2,150
  35. Empty          1,265 lb.                         1,205
  36. TBO            2,000 hours                       1,200 w/o mods 2,000 with
  37.  
  38. Both have versions of the Lycoming O-320. As you can see, the 172 can carry
  39. more and get in and out of shorter fields. According to the NTSB, the 172
  40. has the best safety record in its class and the Piper has one of the worst.
  41.  
  42. All data taken from "The Illustrated Buyer's Guide to Used Airplanes". This
  43. book obtained these figures from the manufacturers.
  44.  
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  46.                     |
  47. George Patterson -  | When you're working on a project and drop
  48.                     | something, it will never reach the ground.
  49.                     |
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