Piper PA-28
Sign in to saveAlso known as PA-28, PA28, Piper Arrow, Cherokee, Cherokee aircraft, Piper Cherokee
1961 touring aircraft family by Piper
Key facts
- Type
- Civil utility aircraft
- Manufacturer
- Piper Aircraft
- Number built
- 32,778+
- Manufactured
- 1961–present
- First flight
- January 14, 1960
- Developed into
- Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- light aircraft
- Country of origin
- United States
- Developer
- Piper Aircraft
- Manufacturer
- Piper Aircraft
- Official website
- www.piper.com
- Image
- Piper PA28-181 Archer II ‘G-BXEX’ (44034123880).jpg
- Length
- 8.23
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- Commons category
- Piper PA-28
- first flight
- 1960-01-14
- Commons gallery
- Piper PA-28
- total produced
- 32778
- service entry
- 1960-00-00
- maximum capacity
- 3
- wingspan
- 10.8
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Encyclopedic overview
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. 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.
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. The Archer was discontinued in 2009, but with investment from new company ownership, the model was put back into production in 2010. As of 2026, five models were in production; the Archer TX and LX, the diesel-powered Archer DX and DLX, and the Pilot 100i.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Piper PA-28” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.