Piper Seneca - Introducing Club Seating

Piper Aircraft Inc. has been known to produce lightand complaints of customers.
single-engine aircraft as part of its impressive 144,000The Piper Seneca II introduced a new concept to
count of aircraft released. However, the company alsogeneral aviation flying, and that is club seating. This
produces twin engine aircraft to suit a different niche.type of seating allows for the center row seats to
One of the more popular ones they manufacture isface rear and the back seats to face forward. This
the Piper Seneca, which over the years has come inprovided more leg room for passengers as well as
several variations. Business travelers absolutely loveprovided the ability for them to interact more easily
this model because of its impressive capabilities.with each other. This 5 to 6 passenger aircraft has a
From as early as 1971, the Piper Seneca, or PA-34maximum cruise speed of 198 knots and a maximum
Seneca as it was called, was in production. It wasceiling of 25,000 feet.
introduced in the 70s as a lightweight aircraft built withBetween 1981 and 1994, the Seneca III and Seneca IV
twin engines for business and personal flying. Mainlymodels were created, thereby leaving room for the
well to do customers purchased the Seneca as aPiper Seneca V to touch the market in 1998. This
mid-luxury aircraft at the time. It was actuallymodel included two 220 hp engines, thereby giving the
developed as a twin-engine version of the popularplane maximum power at the maximum ceiling of
Piper Cherokee Six.25,000 feet. This model was particularly good at flying
In 1975, Piper Aircraft introduced the Piper Seneca II, orover mountainous areas as well as wide expanses of
PA-34-200T to respond to complaints customers hadwater. Crew members and passengers had the
about poor handling qualities of the previous model. Topeace of mind of knowing that this aircraft was more
offer improved performance, Piper Aircraft alsothan capable of taking them on their business or
included a turbocharged six cylinder Continental enginevacation trips.
in the Piper Seneca II, thereby answering the needs