North American Navion vs Piper 28T Arrow 4

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

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Dimensions & configuration

Representative planforms, drawn to shared scale.

North American Navion
33.4 × 27.5 ft 8.7 ft tall
1× Piston Retractable Unpressurized
Piper 28T Arrow 4
35.4 × 27.3 ft 8.2 ft tall
1× Piston Retractable 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 North American NavionPiper 28T Arrow 4
Stall speed 54 kt60 kt
Approach speed 56 kt73 kt
Cruise speed 115 kt172 kt
Range 450 nm695 nm
Service ceiling 15600 ft20000 ft
Rate of climb 1000 fpm940 fpm
Fuel burn 11.0 gph12.0 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.

North American Navion Avgas
11.0 gph
Baseline
450 nm range 10.5 nm/gal 40 gal usable $72 fuel/hr 3h 38m endurance
North American Navion: 11.0 gallons per hour at cruise, 450 nautical mile published range, 3 hour 38 minute endurance, 10.5 nautical miles per gallon.
Piper 28T Arrow 4 Avgas
12.0 gph
Baseline
695 nm range 14.3 nm/gal 77 gal usable $78 fuel/hr 6h 25m endurance
Piper 28T Arrow 4: 12.0 gallons per hour at cruise, 695 nautical mile published range, 6 hour 25 minute endurance, 14.3 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

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North American Navion Avgas
$147 /hr
Baseline
North American Navion: $147 per flight hour — fuel $72, maintenance and reserve $75.
Piper 28T Arrow 4 Avgas
$192 /hr
Baseline
Piper 28T Arrow 4: $192 per flight hour — fuel $78, maintenance and reserve $114.
North American Navion Piston
$8,847 /yr Baseline
North American Navion: $8,847 per year — insurance withheld, hangar $6,347, annual inspection $2,500.
Piper 28T Arrow 4 Piston
$12,405 /yr Baseline
Piper 28T Arrow 4: $12,405 per year — insurance $3,800, hangar $6,605, annual inspection $2,000.

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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North American Navion
4 / 4 seats 40 / 40 gal fuel 810 lb wet payload 1,050 lb useful 2,850 lb MTOW
Piper 28T Arrow 4
4 / 4 seats 77 / 77 gal fuel 775 lb wet payload 1,237 lb useful 2,900 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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