Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six

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PA-32 Cherokee Six
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1973 model Piper PA-32-300 Cherokee Six
General information
Typepersonal use and air taxi aircraft
Manufacturer Piper Aircraft
StatusProduction complete; in service
Number built7,842+
History
Manufactured1965-2007[ citation needed ]
Introduction date1965
First flightDecember 6, 1963
Developed from Piper PA-28 Cherokee
Developed into Piper PA-32R
Piper PA-34 Seneca
A 1966 model Piper PA-32-260 Cherokee Six PiperPA-32-260CherokeeSix02.jpg
A 1966 model Piper PA-32-260 Cherokee Six
Piper PA-32-300 Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six.jpg
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]

Contents

The PA-32 is used around the world for private transportation, air taxi services, bush support, and medevac flights.

Development

The PA-32 series was developed to meet a requirement for a larger aircraft than the four-seat Piper PA-28 Cherokee. [3] The first prototype PA-32 made its initial flight on December 6, 1963, with the type being publicly announced in October 1964, with Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) aircraft_type certification following on March 4, 1965. [4] The first production aircraft was the 260 horsepower (190 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

On 27 May 1966, Piper obtained FAA type certification for a 300 hp (220 kW) version, designated as the PA-32-300. [5] It was offered by the company as a 1967 model.[ citation needed ]

PA-32R

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

After the General Aviation Revitalization Act of 1994, production of the retractable-gear Saratoga resumed in 1995. A fixed-gear PA-32 was reintroduced in 2003 as the Piper 6X and the turbocharged 6XT. Sales of the 6X and 6XT models did not meet expectations and production ceased in late 2007.

PA-34 prototype

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

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)

3-view line drawing of the Piper PA-32-260 Cherokee Six Piper PA-32-260 Cherokee Six 3-view line drawing.png
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

Performance

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References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 Plane and Pilot: 1978 Aircraft Directory, page 63. Werner & Werner Corp, Santa Monica CA, 1977. ISBN   0-918312-00-0
  2. 1 2 3 4 Montgomery, MR & Gerald Foster: A Field Guide to Airplanes, Second Edition, page 32. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1992. ISBN   0-395-62888-1
  3. McDowell, Mark (November 24, 2021). "The Practical Endurance of the Piper Cherokee Six". Flying . Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  4. Taylor 1965 , p. 292
  5. 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.
  6. Montgomery, MR & Gerald Foster: A Field Guide to Airplanes, Second Edition, p.96. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1992. ISBN   0-395-62888-1
  7. 1 2 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.
  8. 1 2 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

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