1979 Piper Turbo Dakota Listed as AircraftForSale Top Pick

A 1979 Piper PA-28-201T Turbo Dakota is the top pick in an aircraft-for-sale listing. The single-engine aircraft is described as suited to high-altitude flying and rough terrain, and the listing notes it can operate above poor weather.

The airframe has 4,250 hours. Useful load is listed at 1,166 pounds, a figure helped by removal of the air conditioning system. The exterior has a 1993 paint scheme: gray lower section, white upper surfaces and red accent stripes. Vortex generators, Met-Co-Aire fiberglass wingtips, LED lighting and wheel pants are fitted. Inside are tan leather seating, gold carpets, a custom instrument panel and a baggage area with a hat rack.

According to the listing, a factory-new turbocharged Continental TSIO-360-FB9B engine was installed in April 2023, along with a Tanis engine preheater. The engine drives a dynamically balanced McCauley three-blade propeller, installed under a supplemental type certificate with an AeroTechnologies governor.

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