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{{Aircraft infobox
| name = Piper PA-44 Seminole
| image = Piper-pa-44.jpg
| caption = Piper PA-44 Seminole. Photo: KGG1951, CC BY-SA 3.0, via [[commons:File:Piper-pa-44.jpg|Wikimedia Commons]]
| make = Piper
| type = Training and personal aircraft
| first_flight = May 1976
| produced = 1979–present
| number_built = 926 (until 2019)
| faa_registered = 577 (FAA register, October 30, 2026)
| seats = 1, 3 passengers
| engine = 2 × Lycoming O-360-E1A6, 180 hp
| cruise = 187 mph (PA-44-180 Seminole)
| range = 915 nmi (PA-44-180 Seminole)
| ceiling = 17,100 ft (PA-44-180 Seminole)
| gross_weight = 3,800 lb (PA-44-180 Seminole)
| developed_from = Piper Cherokee
| category = Piston twins
}}

The '''Piper PA-44 Seminole''' is a four-seat, twin-engine light airplane designed and built by Piper Aircraft. With predictable, forgiving handling, it is marketed for and widely used in multi-engine flight training.<ref name="wp"/> In the U.S. there are 577 with a valid registration.<ref name="faa"/>

== History ==
Developed from the single-engine Cherokee line, the Seminole first flew in May 1976, was announced on February 21, 1978, and was certified by the FAA on March 10, 1978, going on sale as a 1979 model. The turbocharged PA-44-180T Turbo Seminole, with Lycoming TO-360 engines for better high-altitude performance, was certified on November 29, 1979. Piper has built it in three runs: 1979 to 1982, 1989 to 1990, and continuously since 1995. A diesel Seminole DX with DeltaHawk engines was in development in the 2020s.<ref name="wp"/>

== Design ==
It is a compact, affordable twin that looks much like the Beechcraft Duchess. Its fuselage, T-tail and wings come from the Piper Arrow IV, it seats four in two rows, and a small baggage compartment behind the rear seats has its own door. It is popular with charter companies and flight schools.<ref name="wp"/>

== Registered in the United States ==
The FAA register lists '''577''' of these airplanes with a valid U.S. registration. Here they are by the model name the FAA uses.<ref name="faa"/>
<div class="aw-wide">
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! FAA model name !! Registered
|-
| PA-44-180 || 539
|-
| PA-44-180T || 38
|}
</div>

== Specifications (PA-44-180 Seminole) ==
<div class="aw-wide">
{| class="wikitable"
! Item !! PA-44-180 Seminole
|-
| Crew || 1
|-
| Passengers / capacity || 3 passengers
|-
| Length || 27 ft 7+1/4 in
|-
| Wingspan || 38 ft 7+1/4 in
|-
| Height || 8 ft 6 in
|-
| Wing area || 183.8 sq ft
|-
| Empty weight || 2,354 lb
|-
| Maximum takeoff weight || 3,800 lb
|-
| Fuel || 110 USgal, of which 2 USgal are unusable
|-
| Engine || 2 × Lycoming O-360-E1A6, 180 hp (air-cooled flat four (counter rotating))
|-
| Propeller || Hartzell fully-feathering metal constant-speed propellers
|-
| Maximum speed || 193 mph
|-
| Cruise speed || 187 mph
|-
| Stall speed || 68 mph
|-
| Range || 915 nmi
|-
| Service ceiling || 17,100 ft
|-
| Rate of climb || 1,340 ft/min
|}
</div>
Figures as given in the Wikipedia article and its sources.<ref name="wp"/>

{{Owner notes}}

== Photos ==
<gallery mode="packed" heights="170">
File:EC-GHA Piper PA-44 Seminole.JPG|Piper PA-44 Seminole. Photo: Gons, CC BY-SA 4.0
File:PiperPA-44-180SeminoleC-FLZJ01.jpg|Piper PA-44-180 Seminole (C-FLZJ). Photo: Ahunt at English Wikipedia, Public domain
File:Piper PA44-180 aircraft.jpg|PA44-180 Piper Seminole C-GPFG. Photo: Durksteel at English Wikipedia, Public domain
</gallery>
All photos are from [[commons:Main Page|Wikimedia Commons]]; click a photo for its full credit and license.

== Buying a Piper PA-44 Seminole ==
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== Sources ==
<references>
<ref name="wp">Wikipedia, "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piper_PA-44_Seminole Piper PA-44 Seminole]", read November 1, 2026. Airplane Wiki's text is written in its own words; facts are checked against this article and its sources.</ref>
<ref name="faa">Federal Aviation Administration, [https://www.faa.gov/licenses_certificates/aircraft_certification/aircraft_registry/releasable_aircraft_download Releasable Aircraft Database], file dated October 30, 2026. Valid registrations of fixed-wing airplanes whose FAA maker and model names belong to this family. Airplane Wiki uses only counts from this file, never owner names or addresses.</ref>
</references>

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