PIPER PA-48 "ENFORCER" 
The Enforcer is a turboprop-powered light close-support/ground-attack aircraft built by Piper Aircraft Corp. Lakeland, Florida. It is based on the well-known North American P-51 of WW II fame. By direction of Congress, the U.S. Air Force evaluated the aircraft, beginning in 1983. Testing was conducted in 1984 and the Air Force decided not to order the Enforcer.
Since the Enforcer was never in the Air Force inventory, it was not given an official military designation and did not receive an Air Force serial number. Instead, it carries the Piper designation PA-48 and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) resistration number N481PE. Although the airframe resembles that of the P-51, the Enforcer is essentially a new aircraft.
SPECIFICATIONS
Span: 41 ft. 4 in.
Length: 34 ft. 2 in.
Height: 13 ft. 1 in.
Armament: Mixed armament includes two GE GPU 30mm gun pods, MK-82 snakeyes, Bristol GRV-7 rockets, CBU cannisters, and MK-20 Rockeye antitank rockets.
Engine: Avco-Lycoming YT-55-L-9 turboprop of 2,445 hp.
C/N:48-350001
Registration number: N481PE - no USAF serial number assigned
PERFORMANCE
Maximum speed: 403 mph.
Range: 921 miles
Service Ceiling: 25,000 ft.
