PA-28 Cherokee | |
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General information | |
Type | Civil utility aircraft |
Manufacturer | Piper Aircraft |
Number built | 32,778+ |
History | |
Manufactured | 1961–present |
Introduction date | 1960 |
First flight | 14 January 1960[1] |
Developed into | Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six |
The Piper PA-28 Cherokee is a family of two-seat or four-seat light aircraft built by Piper Aircraft and designed for flight training, air taxi and personal use.[2] The PA-28 family of aircraft comprises all-metal, unpressurized, single piston-engined airplanes with low-mounted wings and tricycle landing gear. They have a single door on the right side, which is entered by stepping on the wing.[2][3]
The PA-28 is the fourth most produced aircraft in history. The first PA-28 received its type certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration in 1960 and the series remains in production to this day. Current models are the Warrior, Arrow, Archer TX and LX,[4][5] the diesel-powered Archer DX and DLX,[6][7] and the Pilot 100 and 100i.[8] The Archer was discontinued in 2009, but with investment from new company ownership, the model was put back into production in 2010.[9][10][11]
The PA-28 series competed with the now discontinued, similarly low-winged Grumman American AA-5 series and Beechcraft Musketeer designs and continues to compete with the high-winged Cessna 172.[12]
Piper has created variations within the Cherokee family by installing engines ranging from 140 to 300 hp (105–220 kW), offering turbocharging, retractable landing gear, constant-speed propellers and stretching the fuselage to accommodate six people. The Piper PA-32 (initially known as the "Cherokee Six") is a larger, six-seat variant of the PA-28. The PA-32R Saratoga variant was in production until 2009.[2][13]
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