![]() As testing proceeded two cabin windows were added to each side of the fuselage and the engines moved further forward. It was a low-wing monoplane with a conventional tail, powered by two 310 hp (231 kW) Lycoming TIO-540-A turbocharged engines in so-called 'tiger shark' cowlings, a feature shared with the Twin Comanche and also the PA-23 Aztec. The type, now designated the PA-31 and looking like a scaled-up Twin Comanche, was officially announced in late 1964 after its first flight on 30 September that year. Piper, Piper began development of a six- to eight-seat twin-engined corporate and commuter transport aircraft in 1962 under the project name Inca. ![]() ![]() At the request of company founder William T.
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