Private Single Engine
Overview
The Piper PA-28 Cherokee is designed and produced by Piper Aircraft as a two to four-seat civil utility aircraft introduced in 1960. It was an unpressurized light aircraft with an all-metal structure, single-piston engine, low wings, and tricycle undercarriage. Produced from 1961 up to the present, the PA-28 is used as a personal aircraft, as well as for flight training and air taxi.
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Specifications
Units
- Engine
- 1 × Lycoming O-320-E2A
- Engine type
- Piston
- Power
- 150 hp · 112 kW
- Avionics
- —
- Wing tips
- No winglets
- Seats
- 4
- Crew
- —
- Cabin width
- 3 ft 4 in · 1.01 m
- Cabin height
- 3 ft 7 in · 1.09 m
- Cabin length
- 8 ft 2 in · 2.50 m
- Exterior length
- 23 ft 4 in · 7.10 m
- Tail height
- 7 ft 3 in · 2.22 m
- Fuselage diameter
- 3 ft 9 in · 1.15 m
- Wing span
- 30 ft 0 in · 9.14 m
- Baggage volume
- 21 ft³ · 0.6 m³
- Gross weight
- —
- Empty weight
- —
- Max takeoff weight
- 2,150 lb · 1,000 kg
- Max landing weight
- 2,150 lb · 1,000 kg
- Max payload
- 950 lb · 400 kg
- Fuel capacity
- 50 gal · 200 L · 100 kg (AvGas)
- Max cruise speed
- 108 kt · 124 mph · 200 km/h
- Maximum speed
- —
- Cruise speed
- —
- Approach speed
- 47 kt · 54 mph · 87 km/h
- Range
- 465 nm · 540 mi · 860 km
- Fuel burn
- —
- Ceiling
- 14,300 ft · 4,400 m
- Rate of climb
- 660 ft/min · 3 m/s
- Takeoff distance
- 1,650 ft · 500 m
- Landing distance
- 1,850 ft · 560 m
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Operational Context
In 1960, the first PA-28 was awarded the Federal Aviation Administration type certification. Aircraft production started from 1961 up to this day. Designed as a more economical substitute to the PA-24 Comanche, the PA-28 Cherokee has lesser manufacturing costs and cheaper parts that enable it to contest against the high-wing Cessna 172.
In 1961, the production of the original Cherokees designated as PA-28-150 and PA-28-160 began. In 1962, the manufacturing company built the PA-28-180 fitted with a Lycoming O-360 engine rated at 180 horsepower. The additional power enabled it to efficiently fly with four persons on board. In 1968, modifications were added such as a third window on each side and the cockpit of the aircraft was improved from push-pull engine throttle controls to quadrant levers.
In 1964, the Pa-28-140 Cherokee was introduced. It was powered by a Lycoming O-320-E2A four-cylinder, air-cooled, horizontally-opposed piston engine rated at 150 horsepower and driven by Sensenich M74DM propellers. The aircraft has a maximum speed of 123 knots, a cruise speed of 108 knots, and a stall speed of 47 knots.
The travel range is 465 nautical miles. It can fly up to 14,300 feet and can climb at a rate of 660 feet per minute. It has a takeoff distance of 502 meters and a landing distance of 564 meters. The maximum takeoff and landing weight are both 975 kg. It has a maximum payload of 421 kg and a fuel capacity of 50 gallons.
The Cherokee 140 has an external length of 7.1 meters, an external height of 1.5 meters, a tail height of 2.22 meters, and a fuselage diameter of 1.15 meters. It has a wheelbase of 1.9 meters, a wingspan of 9.14 meters, and a wing area of 15 square meters.
In 1967, the PA-28R-180 Cherokee Arrow was built. It was equipped with a constant-speed propeller and retractable undercarriage. The version was fitted with a Lycoming IO-360-B1E engine rated at 180 horsepower. Several other versions were produced afterward.