The prototype of the PA-6 NX580 flew in March 1947. All-metal; monocoque fuselage, cantilever wing with trailing-edge flaps. Also tried with 165hp Franklin.
A second all metal aircraft was built and scrapped after the undercarriage failed. The tail from the second aircraft was fitted to the PA-23 experimental aircraft. The Sky Sedan was cancelled although six Schweizer-built production fuselages had been delivered.
Market decline forced cancellation and only one was built. At the beginning of 2010, this plane still sat in a hanger in Michigan.
Engine: 1 x Continental E-165, 165hp
Wingspan: 10.56 m / 35 ft 8 in
Length: 7.92 m / 26 ft 0 in
Height: 2.48 m / 8 ft 2 in
Wing area: 18.63 sq.m / 200.53 sq ft
Max take-off weight: 896 kg / 1975 lb
Empty weight: 471 kg / 1038 lb
Max. speed: 225 km/h / 140 mph
Cruise speed: 201 km/h / 125 mph
Ceiling: 4270 m / 14000 ft
Range: 805 km / 500 miles
Crew: 3
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