PA-25-235 Piper Pawnee Towplane
In 2018 our tug was beautifully refinished in white & blue. (Click photos to enlarge).

A beautiful tug, with great Cumulus in background. Photo by Chris Ruf

Photo by Chris Ruf

Photo by Chris Ruf

Photo by Chris Ruf

Photo by Chris Ruf

Tow release, the business end of this machine. Photo by Chris Ruf

The office. Photo by Chris Ruf

Photo by Mark Blace

Photo by Mark Blace

Photo by Mark Blace

Photo by Mark Blace

Previous yellow paint scheme

photo by Steven Kempf



Specifications [Unofficial]
- Wingspan: 36 ft. 2.5 in.
- Length: 24 ft. 9 in.
- Height: 7 ft. 2 in.
- Wing area: 183 sq. ft.
- Empty weight: 1288 Ibs
- MTOW: 2900 Ibs
- Description: Low-wing braced monoplane.
The fuselage consists of a welded steel-tube structure covered with
fabric.
- Power plant: 235 H.P. Lycoming 0-540-B2B5
flat 6 cylinder piston engine
Performance [Unofficial]
- Max. speed: 102 kt
- Cruise speed: 91 kt
- Rate of climb: 630 fpm
- Service ceiling 13000 ft
The Pawnee was designed specifically for
agricultural duties, and production deliveries commenced in August 1959.
The fuselage is so designed that, in a low-speed crash of a type usually
associated with crop spraying, the fuselage will fail progressively
from the front to reduce the deceleration of the cockpit. All heavy
objects or loads are forward of the cockpit. The Pawnee is a popular
glider tug.
Pawnee
Type Certificate (unofficial)
Weight & Balance form 9-2018
Tow
Log Sheet Pawnee .doc
Tow
Log Sheet C-175 .doc
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photo by Steven Kempf , photoshopped by Chris Ruf
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Last modified
01-Dec-2018
by CR