Beechcraft Musketeer Sport vs Piper Cherokee Warrior II

Side-by-side specs, range, and operating costs.

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Dimensions & configuration

Representative planforms, drawn to shared scale.

Beechcraft Musketeer Sport
32.9 × 25.0 ft 8.3 ft tall
1× Piston Fixed Unpressurized
Piper Cherokee Warrior II
35.0 × 23.8 ft 7.3 ft tall
1× Piston Fixed Unpressurized

Flight Profile

Service ceiling, range, and climb rate.

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Arc represents the climb-cruise-descent profile based on published service ceiling and range. Climb rate annotated on ascent. FL180 (18,000 ft) shown for reference.

Mission Performance

Stall, approach, cruise, range, ceiling and climb: best values are at the top.

Mission performance specifications
Specification Beechcraft Musketeer SportPiper Cherokee Warrior II
Stall speed 59 kt50 kt
Approach speed 62 kt63 kt
Cruise speed 113 kt127 kt
Range 450 nm590 nm
Service ceiling 11100 ft14000 ft
Rate of climb 700 fpm710 fpm
Fuel burn 9.0 gph8.4 gph

Each axis is scaled independently across the compared aircraft and printed in its own units; every vertex sits at the published figure. Higher is better on all axes: Stall, Approach and Fuel Burn are inverted (lower = higher). A missing figure breaks the line at that axis.

Fuel Burn & Range

Range, endurance, and what the fuel costs by the hour.

Beechcraft Musketeer Sport Avgas
9.0 gph
Baseline
450 nm range 12.6 nm/gal 59 gal usable $58 fuel/hr 6h 33m endurance
Beechcraft Musketeer Sport: 9.0 gallons per hour at cruise, 450 nautical mile published range, 6 hour 33 minute endurance, 12.6 nautical miles per gallon.
Piper Cherokee Warrior II Avgas
8.4 gph
Baseline
590 nm range 15.1 nm/gal 48 gal usable $55 fuel/hr 5h 42m endurance
Piper Cherokee Warrior II: 8.4 gallons per hour at cruise, 590 nautical mile published range, 5 hour 42 minute endurance, 15.1 nautical miles per gallon.
Avgas range each cell = 1 hr of cruise · width scales with speed

Bars show published still-air range. Endurance is usable fuel divided by the published cruise burn. Estimates only. Always verify against the POH.

Runway Performance

Density altitude adjusted estimates

Outside Air Temp
0°F57°F115°F
Field Elevation
SL4,0008,000 ft
Density Altitude

Takeoff over 50 ft obstacle

Landing ground roll

Base distance DA penalty
Scale: 6,000 ft

FAA 10%/1,000 ft DA rule of thumb (FAA-H-8083-25B). Turboprops and jets are less sensitive in practice. Always verify against the POH.

Estimated Operating Costs

Scale:
$94 /hr
Baseline
Beechcraft Musketeer Sport: $94 per flight hour — fuel $58, maintenance and reserve $36.
$100 /hr
Baseline
Piper Cherokee Warrior II: $100 per flight hour — fuel $55, maintenance and reserve $45.
$10,092 /yr Baseline
Beechcraft Musketeer Sport: $10,092 per year — insurance $1,800, hangar $5,792, annual inspection $2,500.
$6,600 /yr Baseline
Piper Cherokee Warrior II: $6,600 per year — insurance $1,800, hangar $3,600, annual inspection $1,200.

Estimates only. Costs vary by location, pilot profile, and market conditions. See individual aircraft pages for source notes.

Capability & limits

Each bar stacks your selected occupants against full fuel and the aircraft's useful-load limit (the black line). The open gap between them is spare payload. Add an occupant and the gap closes; once it's gone, fuel has to give.

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Beechcraft Musketeer Sport
4 / 4 seats 59 / 59 gal fuel 421 lb wet payload 775 lb useful 2,150 lb MTOW
Piper Cherokee Warrior II
4 / 4 seats 48 / 48 gal fuel 684 lb wet payload 972 lb useful 2,440 lb MTOW

Occupants at 190 + 30 lb each. Fuel at 6.7 lb/gal jet-A, 6.0 lb/gal avgas.

Payload-Range Map

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