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Piper PA-48 Enforcer

A turboprop counterinsurgency and close-support prototype derived conceptually from the P-51 lineage.

Attack
Archive ID: afm_0000541
Piper PA-48 Enforcer, shown in the selected representative source image.U.S. Air Force / National Museum of the U.S. Air Force / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain — U.S. Air ForceImage source

A turboprop counterinsurgency and close-support prototype derived conceptually from the P-51 lineage.

Primary roleAttack
First flight1971
OriginUnited States
ManufacturerPiper Aircraft
Documented variants1
Crew modeCrewed
AirframeFixed Wing

Variants

DesignationTypeRoleRecorded operators
PA-48PrototypeAttackUnited States Air Force

Representative specifications

Configuration-specific profiles are shown separately so values from different variants are not blended into one false “standard” aircraft.

PA-48

PA-48 — C015 baseline technical profile

Crew
1

Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming YT55 turboprop

Armament: Gun pods and external bombs/rockets for counterinsurgency and close support.

Sources and further reading

Structured references supporting this aircraft family, variants, specifications, and narrative sections.

  1. Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1974-75 — Sampson Low, Marston & Co. · Tier 3
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