Specification
G-ATON is our 1966 Piper PA-28-140, powered by a 150 hp engine. Explore its dimensions, powerplant and published handbook performance.
Dimensions
- Wingspan
- 30 ft≈ 9.14 m
- Length
- 23.3 ft≈ 7.10 m
- Height
- 7.3 ft≈ 2.23 m
- Wing area
- 160 sq ft≈ 14.86 m²
Engine & propeller
- Engine power
- 150 hp
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2A
- Displacement
- 319.8 cu in
- Compression ratio
- 7:1
- Propeller
- Sensenich M74DM
Fixed pitch · aluminium alloy - Propeller diameter
- 74 in
The handbook’s 150 hp configuration is rated at 2,700 rpm and uses a 58 in pitch propeller. Engine model and propeller details are handbook references.
Owner’s Handbook · pp. 2 & 5Fuel & oil
- Fuel tank arrangement
- 2 × 25 US gal
- Total tank capacity
- 50 US gal ≈ 189 litres
- At filler-neck indicators
- 36 US gal ≈ 136 litres
- Oil grade
- AeroShell W80
- Oil capacity
- 8 US qt ≈ 7.6 litres
Fuel quantities here describe total capacity and the handbook’s standard filling level, not verified usable fuel for G-ATON. Oil capacity is not a topping-up instruction.
Owner’s Handbook · pp. 3 & 8Tyre pressures
- Main wheels · each tyre
- 24 psi ≈ 1.65 bar
- Nose wheel
- 24 psi ≈ 1.65 bar
Handbook pressures for the standard PA-28-140 installation.
Weights & performance
These figures use Piper’s 150 hp / 2,150 lb handbook configuration. They assume standard aircraft at that gross weight, standard atmospheric conditions and sea level unless another altitude is shown. Speeds retain the handbook’s mph units.
| Handbook figure | 150 hp configuration2,150 lb gross weight · ≈ 975 kg |
|---|---|
| Engine rating | 150 hp / 2,700 rpm |
| Propeller pitch | 58 in |
| Take-off ground run · flaps up | 800 ft |
| Take-off over a 50 ft obstacle · flaps up | 1,700 ft |
| Best-rate climb speed | 85 mph |
| Rate of climb | 660 ft/min |
| Service ceiling | 14,300 ft |
| Cruise · 75% power at 7,000 ft, without wheel fairings | 130 mph |
| Stall speed · flaps down | 54 mph |
| Landing ground roll · flaps down | 535 ft |
These are published reference figures, not runway calculations or an operating speed card. G-ATON’s approved maximum weight, empty weight, useful load and limitations must come from its own documents.
Read the handbook
Piper’s Cherokee 140 Owner’s Handbook, P/N 753-584, is listed for 1964–1968 aircraft in Piper’s publications catalogue. The linked scan is hosted by Houlton Flying Club. Metric figures on this page are rounded conversions.