| PA-32R Lance/Saratoga | |
|---|---|
 Piper Saratoga II TC | |
| General information | |
| Type | Personal use, air taxi & freight aircraft |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Piper Aircraft |
| History | |
| Manufactured | 1975–2009 |
| Introduction date | 1975[1] |
| First flight | 30 August 1974[1] |
| Developed from | Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six |
The Piper PA-32R is a six-seat (or seven-seat), high-performance, single engine, all-metal, fixed-wing aircraft produced by Piper Aircraft of Vero Beach, Florida. The design began life as the Piper Lance, a retractable-gear version of the Piper Cherokee Six. Later models became known by the designation Piper Saratoga. The primary difference between the Lance and early Saratoga is the development of a tapered wing on the Saratoga, replacing the "Hershey bar" wing on the Lance that was a carryover from the Cherokee Six. Later Saratoga models provided updated/improved avionics, engine and interior touches but retained the same airframe design.
Production of the Saratoga was discontinued in 2009.[2]
The Saratoga competed for sales with the Beechcraft Bonanza, Mooney M20, Cirrus SR22, Cessna 210, and Cessna 350.
- ^ a b Peperell, Roger W; Smith, Colin M (1987). Piper Aircraft and their forerunners. Tonbridge, Kent, England: Air-Britain. pp. 219–224. ISBN 0-85130-149-5.
- ^ Piper Aircraft (2009). "Discontinued Aircraft". Archived from the original on 2009-06-21. Retrieved 2009-06-03.