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Family of light single engine aircraft
A 1966 model Piper PA-32-260 Cherokee Six Piper PA-32-300
The Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six is a series of single-engine, fixed landing gear , light aircraft manufactured in the United States by Piper Aircraft between 1965 and 2007.[1] [2]
The PA-32 is used around the world for private transportation, air taxi services, bush support, and medevac flights.
Development [ edit ]
The PA-32 series was developed to meet a requirement for a larger aircraft than the four-seat Piper PA-28 Cherokee .[3] Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) type certification following on March 4, 1965.[4] kW ) PA32-260 Cherokee Six, a significantly modified six-seat (or seven-seat) development of the PA-28 Cherokee .[1] [2]
The Cherokee Six and its successors feature a baggage compartment in the nose between the cockpit and the engine compartment and a large double door in the back for easy loading of passengers and cargo.[1] [2]
PA-32-300 [ edit ]
On 27 May 1966, Piper obtained FAA type certification for a 300 hp (220 kW ) version, designated as the PA-32-300.[5] [citation needed
The 1975 addition of retractable landing gear resulted in the first of the PA-32R series, the Piper Lance . This was the earliest aircraft in the Piper Saratoga family, Piper's luxury, high-performance single line.[1] [2]
Piper's transition to tapered wings for the Cherokee series resulted in a new wing for the PA-32 series, as well. The tapered-wing version of the Cherokee Six was named the Saratoga and debuted in 1980.
Piper 6X [ edit ]
After the General Aviation Revitalization Act
PA-34 prototype [ edit ]
Piper built a prototype PA-32-260 with IO-360 engines mounted on the wings. The trimotor aircraft was the proof-of-concept aircraft for the twin-engined, retractable-gear version of the Cherokee Six, the PA-34 Seneca .[6]
Variants [ edit ]
PA-32-250 Cherokee Six
Prototype with 250hp Lycoming O-540 engine, two built
PA-32-260 Cherokee Six
Production variant with a 260hp Lycoming O-540-E4B5 engine
PA-32-260 Cherokee Six B
1969 model with increased cabin space
PA-32-260 Cherokee Six C
1970 model with minor changes
PA-32-260 Cherokee Six D
1971 model with minor changes
PA-32-260 Cherokee Six E
1972 model with interior and instrument panel changes (note model letters not used after 1972)
PA-32-300 Cherokee Six
Variant with a 300hp Lycoming IO-540-K1A5 engine, named the Piper Six 300 after 1979
PA-32-300 Cherokee Six B
1969 model with instrument panel changes, engine changed to IO-540-K1G5
PA-32-300 Cherokee Six C
1970 model
PA-32-300 Cherokee Six D
1971 model
PA-32-300 Cherokee Six E
1972 model (note model letters not used after 1972)
PA-32-300LD
Experimental low-drag variant for increased fuel efficiency , one built
PA-32S-300
Factory built on floats, only a small number were made.
PA-32-301 Saratoga
Variant from 1980 with a 300hp Lycoming IO-540-K1G5 engine
PA-32-301T Turbo Saratoga
Saratoga with a turbocharged Lycoming TIO-540-S1AD engine and revised cowling
PA-32-3M
PA-32 prototype modified as a three-engined aircraft with two 115-hp Lycoming O-235 engines fitted to the wings, for development of the PA-34 Seneca
Embraer EMB-720C Minuano
Brazilian license-built version of PA-32-300 Cherokee Six.[7]
Embraer EMB-720D Minuano
Brazilian license-built version of PA-32-301 Saratoga Fixed Gear version. Production by Embraer and its subsidiary Indústria Aeronáutica Neiva .[8]
Embraer EMB-721C Sertanejo
Brazilian license-built version of PA-32R-301 Lance.[7]
Embraer EMB-721D Sertanejo
Brazilian license-built version of PA-32R-301 Saratoga Retractable Gear version. Production by Embraer and its subsidiary Neiva.[8]
Specifications (1972 model PA-32-300) [ edit ]
3-view line drawing of the Piper PA-32-260 Cherokee Six
Data from 1972 Piper Cherokee Six 300 "E" Owner's Handbook
General characteristics
Crew: One
Capacity: five passengers (or six with optional seat)
Length: 27 ft 8 in (8.4 m )
Wingspan: 32 ft 10 in (10.0 m )
Height: 7 ft 11 in (2.4 m )
Wing area: 174.5 sq ft (16.5 m 2
Airfoil :
Empty weight: 1,788 lb (811 kg )
Gross weight: 3,400 lb (1,542 kg )
Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming IO-540-K1A5 piston, flat six , 300 hp (225 kW)
Performance
Maximum speed: 174 mph (280 km/h, 151 kn )
Cruise speed: 168 mph (272 km/h, 146 kn )
Range: 840 mi (1,361 km, 730 nmi)
Service ceiling: 16,250 ft (4,950 m )
Rate of climb: 1,050 ft/min (5.3 m/s)
References [ edit ]
^ a b c d Plane and Pilot: 1978 Aircraft Directory , page 63. Werner & Werner Corp, Santa Monica CA, 1977. ISBN 0-918312-00-0
^ a b c d Montgomery, MR & Gerald Foster: A Field Guide to Airplanes, Second Edition , page 32. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1992. ISBN 0-395-62888-1
^ McDowell, Mark (November 24, 2021). "The Practical Endurance of the Piper Cherokee Six" . Flying . Retrieved January 28, 2022 .
^ Taylor 1965 , p. 292
^ Federal Aviation Administration (June 2007). "Type Certificate Data Sheet No. A3SO" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on January 31, 2017. Retrieved September 12, 2009 .
^ Montgomery, MR & Gerald Foster: A Field Guide to Airplanes, Second Edition , p.96. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1992. ISBN 0-395-62888-1
^ a b Taylor, John W. R. , ed. (1980). Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1980–81 . London: Jane's Publishing Company. pp. 17–18. ISBN 0-7106-0705-9
^ a b Taylor, John W. R. , ed. (1982). Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1982–83 . London: Jane's Yearbooks. pp. 18–19. ISBN 0-7106-0748-2
Bibliography [ edit ]
Taylor, John W. R. , ed. (1965). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1965–66 . London: Sampson Low, Marston & Company, Ltd.
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