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{{Infobox aircraft
 |name=PA-28 Cherokee
 |image= File:G-AVRZ Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee C at Northrepps.jpg
 |image_caption=Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee C
 |aircraft_type= Civil [[utility aircraft]]
 |manufacturer= [[Piper Aircraft]]
 |designer=
 |first_flight=January 14, 1960<ref name="jawa61 p305">{{cite book |last = Taylor |first = John W. R. |author-link = John W. R. Taylor |title = Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1961–62 |year = 1961 |publisher = Sampson Low, Marston & Company, Ltd. |location = London |page = 305 }}</ref>
 |introduction=[[1960 in aviation|1960]]
 |retired=
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 |produced=1961–present
 |number_built=32,778+
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 |developed_from=
 |developed_into=[[Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six]]
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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.<ref name="Plane and Pilot">Plane and Pilot: ''1978 Aircraft Directory'', pages 62–64. Werner & Werner Corp, Santa Monica CA, 1977. {{ISBN|0-918312-00-0}}</ref> The PA-28 family of aircraft comprises all-metal, unpressurized, single [[Reciprocating engine|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.<ref name="Plane and Pilot"/><ref name="Twombly">{{cite web |url = http://flighttraining.aopa.org/learntofly/articles/2988.cfm |title = Training Aircraft Review: The Piper Warrior III |access-date = February 6, 2008 |last = Twombly |first = Mark R. |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080129054155/http://flighttraining.aopa.org/learntofly/articles/2988.cfm <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = January 29, 2008 }}</ref>

The PA-28 is the fourth [[List of most-produced aircraft|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.<ref name="PiperDiscontinuedAircraft">{{cite web |author = Piper Aircraft |author-link = Piper Aircraft |year = 2009 |title = Discontinued Aircraft |url = http://www.newpiper.com/pages/DiscontinuedAircraft.cfm |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090621005712/http://www.newpiper.com/pages/DiscontinuedAircraft.cfm |archive-date = June 21, 2009 |access-date = June 3, 2009 }}</ref><ref name="AvWeb27Jul09">{{cite web |last = Niles |first = Russ |date = July 2009 |title = Piper Likes Future With Imprimis |url = http://www.avweb.com/news/airventure/EAAAirVenture2009_Piper_Imprimus_200831-1.html |access-date = July 29, 2009 }}</ref><ref name="Archer TX">{{cite web |last = Piper Aircraft |author-link = Piper Aircraft |year = 2011 |title = Archer TX |url = http://trainers.piper.com/ArcherTX.htm |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110713114649/http://trainers.piper.com/ArcherTX.htm |archive-date = July 13, 2011 |access-date = June 7, 2011 }}</ref>  As of 2024, five models were in production; the '''Archer TX''' and '''LX''', the diesel-powered '''Archer DX''' and '''DLX''', and the '''Pilot''' '''100i'''.<ref>{{Cite web |date = May 2024 |title = 2024 Archer TX brochure |url = https://www.piper.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Archer-TX.pdf |access-date = January 23, 2024 |website = Piper Aircraft }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date = March 2024 |title = 2024 Archer LX brochure |url = https://www.piper.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/2024_ArcherLX-web.pdf |access-date = January 23, 2024 |website = Piper Aircraft }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date = May 2024 |title = 2024 Archer DX brochure |url = https://www.piper.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Trainer-Book_web_Archer-DX.pdf |access-date = January 23, 2024 |website = Piper Aircraft }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date = May 2024 |title = 2024 Archer DLX brochure |url = https://www.piper.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2024_Archer-DLX_SpecSheet-web.pdf |access-date = January 23, 2024 |website = Piper Aircraft }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date = May 2024 |title = 2024 Pilot 100i brochure |url = https://www.piper.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Trainer-Book_web_Pilot.pdf |access-date = January 23, 2024 |website = Piper Aircraft }}</ref>

The PA-28 series competed with the now discontinued, similarly low-winged [[Grumman American AA-5|Grumman American AA-5 series]] and [[Beechcraft Musketeer]] designs and continues to compete with the high-winged [[Cessna 172]].<ref name="Collins">{{cite web |url = http://www.flyingmag.com/article.asp?section_id=13&article_id=552 |title = Flying Four By Fours |access-date = February 6, 2008 |last = Collins |first = Richard L. |author-link = Richard L. Collins |date = May 2005 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080517144234/http://www.flyingmag.com/article.asp?section_id=13&article_id=552 |archive-date = May 17, 2008 |url-status = dead }}</ref>

Piper has created variations within the Cherokee family by installing engines ranging from 140 to 300&nbsp;hp (105–220&nbsp;kW), offering [[turbocharging]], retractable landing gear, [[constant-speed propeller]]s 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 [[Piper PA-32R|PA-32R Saratoga]] variant was in production until 2009.<ref name="Plane and Pilot"/><ref name="Piper04">{{cite web |url = http://www.newpiper.com/aircraft/saratoga~tc/ |title = Welcome to the Saratoga II TC |access-date = February 6, 2008 |last = New Piper Aircraft |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080509172413/http://www.newpiper.com/aircraft/saratoga~tc/ |archive-date = May 9, 2008 }}</ref>

==Development==
[[File:Piper warrior.jpg|thumb|The PA-28-161 Warrior II flying in the livery of the [[Singapore Youth Flying Club]]]]
At the time of the Cherokee's introduction, Piper's primary single-engined, all-metal aircraft was the [[Piper PA-24 Comanche]], a larger, faster aircraft with retractable landing gear and a constant-speed propeller. Karl Bergey,<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.bergey.com/About_BWC.htm#Key%20Personnel |title = Karl Bergey, Chairman & CEO |date = September 25, 2007 |access-date = September 25, 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070709121831/http://www.bergey.com/About_BWC.htm#Key%20Personnel |archive-date = July 9, 2007 }}</ref> [[Fred Weick]] and [[John Thorp (engineer)|John Thorp]] designed the Cherokee as a less expensive alternative to the Comanche, with lower manufacturing and parts costs to compete with the Cessna 172, although some later Cherokees also featured retractable gear and constant-speed propellers.<ref>{{cite web |last1 = Sullivan |first1 = Wade |title = A History of the Cherokee |url = http://generalaviationnews.com/2010/09/23/a-history-of-the-cherokee |website = General Aviation News |access-date = October 2, 2022 |date = September 23, 2010 }}</ref>
The Cherokee and Comanche lines continued in parallel production, serving different market segments for over a decade, until Comanche production was ended in 1972, to be replaced by the [[Piper PA-32R]] family.<ref name="Plane and Pilot"/>

===Original design===
The original Cherokees were the Cherokee {{cvt|150|and|160|hp}} (PA-28-150 and PA-28-160), which started production in 1961 (unless otherwise mentioned, the model number always refers to horsepower).<ref name="Plane and Pilot"/>

In 1962, Piper added the Cherokee 180 (PA-28-180) powered by a {{cvt|180|hp}} [[Lycoming O-360]] engine. The extra power made it practical to fly with all four seats filled (depending on passenger weight and fuel loading) and the model remains popular on the used-airplane market.<ref name="Plane and Pilot"/> In 1968, the cockpit was modified to replace the "push-pull"-style engine throttle controls with quadrant levers. In addition, a third window was added to each side, giving the fuselage the more modern look seen in most recent production.<ref>{{cite journal |last = Gilbert |first = James |title = Pilot Report:The Cherokee D |journal = Flying |date = February 1968 |volume = 82 |issue = 2 |pages = 44–48 }}</ref>

Piper continued to expand the line rapidly. In 1963, the company introduced the even more powerful Cherokee 235 (PA-28-235), which competed favorably with the [[Cessna 182 Skylane]] for load-carrying capability. The Cherokee 235 featured a Lycoming O-540 engine de-rated to {{convert|235|hp}} and a longer wing which would eventually be used for the Cherokee Six. It included tip tanks of {{convert|17|usgal|L}} capacity each, bringing the total fuel capacity of the Cherokee 235 to {{convert|84|usgal|L}}.<ref name="Plane and Pilot"/> The aircraft had its fuselage stretched in 1973, giving more leg room in the rear. The stabilator area was also increased. In 1973, the marketing name was changed from "235" to "Charger". In 1974, it was changed again to "Pathfinder". Production of the Pathfinder continued until 1977. No 1978 models were built. In 1979, the aircraft was given the Piper tapered wing and the name was changed again, this time to Dakota.{{Citation needed|date=February 2008}}

In 1964, the company filled in the bottom end of the line with the Cherokee {{cvt|140|hp}} (PA-28-140), which was designed for training and initially shipped with only two seats.<ref name="Plane and Pilot"/> The PA-28-140 engine was slightly modified shortly after its introduction to produce {{cvt|150|hp}}, but kept the -140 name.

In 1967, Piper introduced the PA-28R-180 Cherokee Arrow. This aircraft featured a constant-speed propeller and retractable landing gear and was powered by a {{cvt|180|hp}} Lycoming IO-360-B1E engine. A {{cvt|200|hp}} version powered by a Lycoming IO-360-C1C was offered as an option beginning in 1969 and designated the PA-28R-200; the {{cvt|180|hp}} model was dropped after 1971.<ref name = "Twombly 86">Twombly, Mark: "Piper Arrow," ''AOPA Pilot,'' June 1986.</ref> At the time the Arrow was introduced, Piper removed the Cherokee 150 and Cherokee 160 from production.<ref name="Plane and Pilot"/><ref name="Airliners.net"/><ref name="2A13">{{cite web |url = http://www.airweb.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgMakeModel.nsf/0/a44b41c7e7d7d7458625753c004f4a2d/$FILE/2A13.pdf |title = TYPE CERTIFICATE DATA SHEET NO. 2A13 Revision 49 |access-date = February 24, 2010 |author = Federal Aviation Administration |author-link = Federal Aviation Administration |date = January 2009 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110608055203/http://www.airweb.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgMakeModel.nsf/0/a44b41c7e7d7d7458625753c004f4a2d/$FILE/2A13.pdf |archive-date = June 8, 2011 |url-status = dead }}</ref>
[[File:Piper PA-28 on floats N7866W.jpg|thumb|PA-28-180 on floats]]
The Arrow II came out in 1972, featuring a {{cvt|5|in|mm}} fuselage stretch to increase legroom for the rear-seat passengers.<ref name="Twombly 86" /> In 1977, Piper introduced the Arrow III (PA-28R-201), which featured a semi-tapered wing and longer stabilator, a design feature that had previously been introduced successfully on the PA-28-181 which provided better low-speed handling. It also featured larger fuel tanks, increasing capacity from {{convert|50|to| 77| usgal|L}}.<ref name="2A13" />

The first turbocharged model, the PA-28R-201T, was also offered in 1977, powered by a six-cylinder [[Continental IO-360|Continental TSIO-360-F]] engine equipped with a Rajay turbocharger. A three-bladed propeller was optional.<ref name = "Twombly 86" />

In 1979, the Arrow was restyled again as the PA-28RT-201 Arrow IV, featuring a "T" tail.<ref name="2A13" />

In 1971, Piper released a Cherokee 140 variant called the Cherokee Cruiser 2+2. Although the plane kept the 140 designation, it was, in fact, a {{cvt|150|hp}} plane and was shipped mainly as a four-seat version. In 1973, the Cherokee 180 was named the Cherokee Challenger and had its fuselage lengthened slightly and its wings widened and the Cherokee 235 was named the Charger with similar airframe modifications.<ref name="Plane and Pilot"/> In 1974, Piper changed the marketing names of some of the Cherokee models again, renaming the Cruiser 2+2 (140) simply the Cruiser, the Challenger to the Archer (model PA-28-181), and the Charger (235) to Pathfinder.<ref name="Airliners.net"/>

Piper reintroduced the Cherokee 150 in 1974, renaming it the Cherokee Warrior (PA-28-151) and giving it the Archer's stretched body and a new, semi-tapered wing.<ref name="Plane and Pilot"/><ref name="Airliners.net"/>

In 1977, Piper stopped producing the Cruiser (140) and Pathfinder (235), but introduced a new {{cvt|235|hp}} plane, the Dakota (PA-28-236), based on the Cherokee 235, Charger, and Pathfinder models, but with the new semi-tapered wing.<ref name="Airliners.net"/>

The PA-28-201T Turbo Dakota followed the introduction of the PA-28-236 Dakota in 1979. The airframe was essentially the same as a fixed-gear Arrow III and was powered by a turbocharged Continental TSIO-360-FB engine producing {{cvt|200|hp}}. The aircraft did not sell well and production ended in 1980.<ref name="Janes">Taylor, John W.R.: ''Jane's Pocket Book Light Aircraft Revised Edition'', page 171. Jane's Publishing Company Ltd, 1982. {{ISBN|0-7106-0195-6}}</ref>

In 1977, Piper upgraded the Warrior to {{cvt|160|hp}} PA-28-161, changing its name to Cherokee Warrior II. This aircraft had slightly improved aerodynamic wheel fairings introduced in 1978. Later models of the Warrior II, manufactured after July 1982, incorporated a gross weight increase to {{convert|2440|lbs}}, giving a useful load over {{cvt|900|lbs}}. This same aircraft, now available with a [[glass cockpit]], was available as the Warrior III and was marketed as a training aircraft.<ref name="NewPiper01">{{cite web |last = New Piper Aircraft |title = Welcome to the Archer LX |url = http://www.piper.com/home/pages/ArcherIII.cfm |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100127054533/http://www.piper.com/home/pages/ArcherIII.cfm |archive-date = January 27, 2010 |access-date = February 25, 2011 }}</ref><ref name="WarriorBrochure2009">{{cite web |url = http://www.newpiper.com/home/pages/WarriorPriceStandardEquipment.cfm |title = Warrior III Price and Equipment (plus PDF specs) |access-date = June 1, 2009 |last = Piper Aircraft |author-link = Piper Aircraft |year = 2009 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090426064629/http://www.newpiper.com/home/pages/WarriorPriceStandardEquipment.cfm |archive-date = April 26, 2009 }}</ref>
[[File:PH-JMB Piper PA-28RT-201T (cropped).jpg|thumb|Piper PA-28RT-201 Turbo Arrow IV with its distinctive "T" tail, and retractable landing gear]]

===PA-32===
{{Main|Piper PA-32}}

In 1965, Piper developed the Piper Cherokee Six, designated the PA-32, by stretching the PA-28 design. It features a lengthened fuselage and seating for one pilot and five passengers.<ref name="Airliners.net">{{cite web |url = http://www.airliners.net/info/stats.main?id=304 |title = The Piper PA-28 Cherokee Series |access-date = February 6, 2008 |last = Airliners.net }}</ref>

===Brazilian, Argentine and Chilean production===

PA-28s were built under license in Brazil as the [[Embraer]] EMB-711A and EMB-711C Corisco (PA-28R-200), EMB-711B (PA-28R-201), EMB-711T (PA-28RT-201) and EMB-711ST Corisco Turbo (PA-28RT-201T) and the EMB-712 Tupi (PA-28-181). [[Chincul SACAIFI]] of [[San Juan, Argentina]] produced the type in Argentina, building 960 airplanes between 1972 and 1995, including the Cherokee Archer, Dakota, Arrow and Turbo Arrow.<ref name="Enciclopédia de Aviões Brasileiros">Pereira de Andrade, Roberto.: ''Enciclopédia de Aviões Brasileiros'', Editora Globo, 1997. {{ISBN|85-250-2137-7}}</ref> The PA-28-236 Dakota was also assembled under license by the Maintenance Wing of the [[Chilean Air Force]] (later reorganised as [[ENAER]]). By September 1982, 20 Dakotas had been assembled in Chile.<ref name="JAWA82">[[John W. R. Taylor|Taylor, John W.R.]] ''Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1982–83''. London: Jane's Yearbooks, 1982. {{ISBN|0-7106-0748-2}}. pp. 31, 438.</ref>

===New Piper Aircraft===
The original [[Piper Aircraft]] company declared bankruptcy in 1991. In 1995, the New Piper Aircraft company was created. It was renamed Piper Aircraft once again in 2006. The company originally produced one variant, the 180-horsepower (134&nbsp;kW) Archer LX (PA-28-181),<ref>{{cite web |title = Piper.com main page |url = http://www.piper.com/ |access-date = May 5, 2011 }}</ref> and began testing two [[Aircraft diesel engine|diesel]] versions, with 135 and 155&nbsp;hp.<ref>"[http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=65df155d-da72-4ed2-baf1-a2b89ac984d8 Aero-News]" [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Gon5vwp-L0 Video]</ref>

As of 2022, five variants of the PA-28 were in production:<ref name="Models">{{cite web |url = https://www.piper.com/models/ |title = Models |access-date = December 26, 2022 |author = Piper Aircraft |author-link = Piper Aircraft |work = www.piper.com |year = 2022 |archive-url = https://archive.today/20221226234304/https://www.piper.com/models/ |archive-date = December 26, 2022 |url-status = live }}</ref>

* Archer TX and LX<ref>{{cite web |title = Piper Archer |url = http://www.piper.com/aircraft/trainer-class/archer/ |access-date = February 15, 2017 }}</ref> with a {{convert|180|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} [[Lycoming O-360|Lycoming IO-360-A4M]] engine, a {{convert|128|kn|km/h|0|abbr=on}} TAS maximum cruise speed, {{convert|522|nmi|km|0|abbr=on}} range and a [[Garmin G1000]] avionics suite
* Archer DX and DLX<ref>{{cite web |title = Piper Archer DX |url = http://www.piper.com/aircraft/trainer-class/archer-dx/ |access-date = February 15, 2017 }}</ref> with a {{convert|155|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} [[Continental CD-155]] engine, a {{convert|123|kn|km/h|0|abbr=on}} TAS maximum cruise speed, {{convert|848|nmi|km|0|abbr=on}} range and a Garmin G1000 avionics suite
* Pilot 100i<ref>{{cite web |title = Piper Pilot 100i |url = https://www.piper.com/model/pilot-100i/ |access-date = February 15, 2017 }}</ref> with a {{convert|180|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} [[Lycoming O-360|Lycoming IO-360-B4A]] engine, a {{convert|128|kn|km/h|0|abbr=on}} TAS maximum cruise speed, {{convert|522|nmi|km|0|abbr=on}} range and Garmin G3X avionics.

==Design==

===Wing===
Originally, all Cherokees had a [[Chord (aircraft)|constant-chord]], rectangular planform wing, popularly called the "[[Hershey Bar]]" wing because of its resemblance to the convex, rectangular chocolate bar.

Beginning with the Warrior in 1974, Piper switched to a semi-tapered wing with the NACA 652-415 profile and a {{convert|2|ft|m|adj=mid|-longer}} wingspan. The constant chord is maintained from the root to mid-wing, at which point a tapered section sweeping backwards on the leading edge continues until the tip. Both Cherokee wing variants have an angled wing root; i.e., the wing chord is greater at the root, with the leading edge swept back as it leaves the fuselage body, rather than the wing meeting the body at a perpendicular angle.

Debate is ongoing about the relative benefits of the two wing shapes. According to the Cherokee's lead designer, [[Fred Weick]], the semi-tapered wing was introduced to "improve stall characteristics and increase wingspan," and side-by-side testing of the two shapes found that with the semitapered wing, "the plane had better climb and flatter flight characteristics" <ref>Fred Weick, quoted by Terry Lee Rogers in ''The Cherokee Tribe'', The Cherokee Pilot's Association (1991), p.11.</ref> The original 1974 version of the wing had a structural weakness that caused a structural failure during an aerobatic maneuver, but that was fixed for all later wings.<ref name="auto">''The Cherokee Tribe'', p.45.</ref> According to Terry Lee Rogers (summarizing interviews with Weick), "the outboard wing sections had a different taper than the wing root, which permitted them to retain control even when the inboard sections were stalled."<ref name="auto"/>

However, designer [[John Thorp (engineer)|John Thorp]], who collaborated with Weick in the late 1950s on an early 180&nbsp;hp version of the PA-28 (with Hershey-bar wings) and was not involved in the later semi-tapered design, publicly disagreed: "Tapered wings tend to stall outboard, reducing aileron effectiveness and increasing the likelihood of a rolloff into a spin."<ref name="Garrison">{{cite web |url = http://www.flyingmag.com/rectangular-wings?page=0,1 |title = Rectangular Wings |access-date = December 26, 2009 |last = Garrison |first = Peter |date = January 2003 }}</ref>

Aviation journalist [[Peter Garrison]] also favors the Hershey-bar wing, saying that the semitapered shape has a neutral effect on drag: "to prevent tip stall, designers have resorted to providing the outboard portions of tapered wings with more cambered airfoil sections, drooped or enlarged leading edges, fixed or automatic leading edge slots or slats and most commonly, wing twist or 'washout'. The trouble with these fixes is that they all increase the drag, cancelling whatever benefit the tapered wing was supposed to deliver in the first place."<ref name="Garrison"/>

===Flight controls===
[[File:Cockpit of Piper PA-28-151 (G-BOYH) at Bristol Airport, England 15May2016 arp.jpg|thumb|The cockpit of a Piper PA-28-151 Cherokee Warrior (2016)]]
For the Cherokee family, Piper used their traditional flight-control configuration. The horizontal tail is a [[stabilator]] with an [[Servo tab|antiservo tab]] (sometimes termed an antibalance tab). The antiservo tab moves in the same direction as the stabilator movement, making pitch control "heavier" as the stabilator moves out of the trimmed position. Flaps can extend up to 40°; 25° flaps are normally used for a short- or soft-field takeoff. The ailerons, flaps, stabilator and stabilator trim are all controlled using cables and pulleys.<ref name="POH">Piper Aircraft: ''Cherokee 140 PA-28-140 Owner's Handbook''. Piper Aircraft Corporation publication 753 584, February 1964, Revised May 27, 1977</ref>

In the cockpit, all Cherokees use [[Yoke (aircraft)|control yokes]] rather than sticks, together with rudder pedals.<ref name="POH"/> The pilot operates the flaps manually using a [[Johnson bar (vehicle)|Johnson bar]] located between the front seats: for zero degrees, the lever is flat against the floor and is pulled up to select the detent positions of 10, 25, and 40°.<ref name="POH"/>

Older Cherokees use an overhead crank for stabilator trim (correctly called an antiservo tab), while later ones use a trim wheel on the floor between the front seats, immediately behind the flap bar.<ref name="POH"/>

All Cherokees have a brake lever under the pilot side of the instrument panel. Differential toe brakes on the rudder pedals were an optional add-on for earlier Cherokees and became standard with later models.<ref name="POH"/>

Some earlier Cherokees used control knobs for the throttle, mixture, and propeller advance (where applicable), while later Cherokees use a collection of two or three control levers in a throttle quadrant.<ref name="POH"/>

Cherokees normally include a rudder trim knob, which actually controls a set of springs acting on the rudder pedals rather than an external trim tab on the rudder—in other words, the surface is trimmed by control tension rather than aerodynamically.<ref name="POH"/>

==Variants==
=== Cherokee family ===
[[File:Piper PA-28 Cherokee Rafael Luiz (14687208168).jpg|thumb|A PA-28-140 Cherokee Cruiser with the constant-chord "Hershey Bar" wing of the Cherokee family.]]
;{{visible anchor|PA-10}}
:Unbuilt design study similar to the [[Thorp T-211|Thorp Sky Scooter]].  Was to have been powered by a {{convert|65|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} engine.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last = Peperell |first = Roger W. |title = Piper Aircraft and their forerunners |last2 = Smith |first2 = Colin M. |publisher = Air-Britain (Historians) Limited |year = 1987 |isbn = 0-85130-149-5 }}</ref>  Developed into the PA-28.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last = Simpson |first = R.W. |title = Airlife's General Aviation |publisher = Airlife Publishing |year = 1995 |isbn = 1853105775 |edition = 2nd }}</ref>
;{{visible anchor|PA-28-140 Cherokee}}
:Two-place, fixed landing gear landplane, [[Lycoming O-320|Lycoming O-320-E2A or -E3D]] engine of {{convert|150|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}, gross weight {{convert|1950|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}. First certified on February 14, 1964. Approved as a {{convert|2150|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} gross weight four place aircraft on June 17, 1965.<ref name="2A13" />  Built in the following variants:
:*'''PA-26-140 Cherokee''', initial version.<ref name=":0" />
:*'''PA-28-140-4 Cherokee''', four-seat version of the PA-28-140.  Introduced in 1965.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
:*'''PA-28-140B Cherokee B''', as PA-28-140 with new engine mount and instrument panel as well as minor detail changes.  Introduced in 1969.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
:*'''PA-28-140C Cherokee C''', as PA-28-140B with minor cosmetic changes.  Introduced in 1970.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
:*'''PA-28-140D Cherokee D''', as PA-28-140C with new cabin heat system and minor changes.  Introduced in 1971.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
:*'''PA-28-140E Cherokee E''', as PA-28-140D with minor cosmetic changes.  Introduced in 1972.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
:*'''PA-28-140F Cherokee F''', as PA-28-140E with tail fillet, new instrument panel and front seats, and minor cosmetic changes.  Air conditioning was added as an option on this variant.  Introduced in 1973.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
:*'''PA-28-140 Cruiser 2+2''', PA-28-140B/C/D/E/F with four-seat interior and baggage area.<ref name=":0" />  Renamed to '''Cruiser''' in 1974.
:*'''PA-28-140 Flite Liner''' (alternatively '''Fliteliner'''), two-seat trainer variant of the PA-28-140E/F with full instrumentation.<ref name=":0" />  Introduced in 1971.<ref>{{Cite book |last = Clarke |first = Bill |title = The Piper Indians |publisher = TAB Books |year = 1988 |isbn = 0-8306-0232-1 |edition = 1st }}</ref>
;{{visible anchor|PA-28-150 Cherokee}}
:Four-place, fixed landing gear landplane, [[Lycoming O-320|Lycoming O-320-A2B or -E2A]] engine of {{convert|150|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}, gross weight {{convert|2150|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}. First certified on June 2, 1961.<ref name="2A13" />  Built in the following variants:
:*'''PA-28-150 Cherokee''', initial version.<ref name=":0" />
:*'''PA-28-150B Cherokee B''', as PA-28-150 with minor detail changes.  Introduced in 1963.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
:*'''PA-28-150C Cherokee C''', as PA-28-150B with minor detail changes.  Introduced in 1965.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
;{{visible anchor|PA-28-160 Cherokee}}
:Four-place, fixed landing gear landplane, [[Lycoming O-320|Lycoming O-320-B2B or -D2A]] engine of {{convert|160|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}, gross weight {{convert|2200|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}. First certified on October 31, 1960.<ref name="2A13" />  Built in the following variants:
:*'''PA-28-160 Cherokee''', initial version.<ref name=":0" />
:*'''PA-28-160B Cherokee B''', as PA-28-160 with minor detail changes.  Introduced in 1963.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
:*'''PA-28-160C Cherokee C''', as PA-28-160B with minor detail changes.  Introduced in 1965.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
;{{visible anchor|PA-28S-160 Cherokee}}
:Four-place, fixed landing gear seaplane, [[Lycoming O-320|Lycoming O-320-D2A]] engine of {{convert|160|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}, gross weight {{convert|2140|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}. First certified on February 25, 1963.<ref name="2A13" />  Built in the following variants:
:*'''PA-28S-160B Cherokee B''', PA-28-160B with [[Edo Aircraft Corporation|EDO 2000]] floats.<ref name=":1" />
:*'''PA-28S-160C Cherokee C''', PA-28-160C with EDO 2000 floats.<ref name=":1" />
;{{visible anchor|PA-28-180 Cherokee}}
:Four-place, fixed landing gear landplane, [[Lycoming O-360|Lycoming O-360-A3A or -A4A]] engine of {{convert|180|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}, gross weight {{convert|2400|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}. First certified on August 3, 1962.<ref name="2A13" />  Built in the following variants:
:*'''PA-28-180B Cherokee B''', initial version based on the PA-28-160B.  Introduced in 1963.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
:*'''PA-28-180C Cherokee C''', as PA-28-180B with streamlined engine cowling, new spinner, and minor detail changes.  Introduced in 1965.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
:*'''PA-28-180D Cherokee D''', as PA-28-180C with a third window on each side and a new instrument panel, engine control console, and control column.  Introduced in 1968.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
:*'''PA-28-180E Cherokee E''', as PA-28-180D with an improved engine mount and new instrument lighting.  Introduced in 1970.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
:*'''PA-28-180F Cherokee F''', as PA-28-180E with rear bench seat replaced by separate seats, new fuel selector system, and minor detail changes.  Air conditioning was added as an option on this variant.  Introduced in 1971.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
:*'''PA-28-180G Cherokee G''', as PA-28-180F with improved instrument panel.  Introduced in 1972.<ref name=":1" />
;{{visible anchor|PA-28S-180 Cherokee}}
:Four-place, fixed landing gear seaplane, [[Lycoming O-360|Lycoming O-360-A3A or -A4A]] engine of {{convert|180|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}, gross weight {{convert|2222|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}. First certified on May 10, 1963.<ref name="2A13" />  Built in the following variants:
:*'''PA-28S-180B Cherokee B''', PA-28-180B with EDO 2000 floats.<ref name=":1" />
:*'''PA-28S-180C Cherokee C''', PA-28-180C with EDO 2000 floats.<ref name=":1" />
;{{visible anchor|PA-28-235 Cherokee 235}}
:Four-place, fixed landing gear landplane, [[Lycoming O-540|Lycoming O-540-B1B5, -B2B5, or -B4B5]] engine of {{convert|235|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}, gross weight {{convert|2900|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}. First certified on July 15, 1963, and introduced in 1964.<ref name="2A13" /><ref name="Cherokee235">{{Cite web |date = September 22, 2009 |title = Piper Cherokee 235 |url = https://www.aopa.org/go-fly/aircraft-and-ownership/aircraft-fact-sheets/piper-cherokee-235 |access-date = November 18, 2023 |website = www.aopa.org |language = en }}</ref>  Built in the following variants:
:*'''PA-28-235 Cherokee 235''', initial version.<ref name=":0" />
:*'''PA-28-235B Cherokee B''', as PA-28-235 with minor detail changes.  Introduced in 1966.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
:*'''PA-28-235C Cherokee C''', as PA-28-235B with a third window on each side and a new engine control console.  Introduced in 1968.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
:*'''PA-28-235D Cherokee D''', as PA-28-235C with minor cosmetic changes.  Introduced in 1970.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
:*'''PA-28-235E Cherokee E''', as PA-28-235D with rear bench seat replaced by separate seats and improved soundproofing.  Air conditioning was added as an option on this variant.  Introduced in 1971.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
:*'''PA-28-235F Cherokee F''', as PA-28-235E with tail fillet, a new instrument panel, and minor changes.  Introduced in 1972.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
:*'''PA-28-235 Cherokee Charger''', four-place, fixed landing gear landplane, [[Lycoming O-540|Lycoming O-540-B4B5]] engine of {{convert|235|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}, gross weight {{convert|3000|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}. First certified on June 9, 1972, and introduced in 1973. Changes from the 1963 certified PA-28-235 Cherokee 235 include a five inch fuselage extension, wing span increase, larger horizontal tail, gross weight increase and other minor changes.<ref name="2A13" /><ref name="Cherokee235" />
:*'''PA-28-235 Cherokee Pathfinder''', four-place, fixed landing gear landplane, as Cherokee Charger but with noise reduction changes including redesigned windows.  Introduced in 1974.<ref name="Cherokee235" />
;{{visible anchor|EMB-710C Carioca}}
:PA-28-235 built by [[Indústria Aeronáutica Neiva|Neiva]] (a subsidiary of [[Embraer]]) in Brazil from kits supplied by Piper.<ref name=":1" />
;{{visible anchor|EMB-712 Tupi}}
:PA-28-180 built by Neiva in Brazil from kits supplied by Piper.<ref name=":0" />  Also known as the '''Carioquinha'''.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |date = June 5, 2023 |title = Comercialização pela H8 ALS de certas partes fabricadas sem a devida autorização. |trans-title = Commercialization by H8 ALS of certain manufactured parts without proper authorization. |url = https://www.gov.br/anac/pt-br/assuntos/regulados/aeronaves/arquivos/APS202206REV0.docx |access-date = July 23, 2024 |website = [[National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil]] |language = pt, en |format = PDF }}</ref><ref name="ICAO DOC 8643 - Aircraft Type Designators">{{cite web |date =  |title = DOC 8643 - Aircraft Type Designators: Part 1 — Aircraft Types by Manufacturer |url = https://cfapps.icao.int/doc8643/reports/Part1-By%20Manufacturer%20(Encode).pdf |accessdate = July 23, 2024 |website = ICAO Publications |publisher = International Civil Aviation Organization |authorlink1 = ICAO }}</ref>

=== Warrior family ===
[[File:Piper PA-28 Cherokee - nice piper on a nice day (540786133).jpg|thumb|Warrior family aircraft, such as this PA-28-161 Warrior II, feature a tapered wing.]]
;{{visible anchor|PA-28-151 Cherokee Warrior}}
:Four-place, fixed landing gear landplane, [[Lycoming O-320|Lycoming O-320-E3D]] engine of {{convert|150|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}, gross weight {{convert|2325|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}. First certified on August 9, 1973. Changes from the PA-28-150 include a tapered wing.<ref name="2A13" /><ref>{{Cite web |date = September 23, 2009 |title = Piper Warrior |url = https://www.aopa.org/go-fly/aircraft-and-ownership/aircraft-fact-sheets/piper-warrior |access-date = November 18, 2023 |website = www.aopa.org |language = en }}</ref>
;{{visible anchor|PA-28-161 Warrior II}}
:Four-place, fixed landing gear landplane, [[Lycoming O-320|Lycoming O-320-D2A or -D3G]] engine of {{convert|160|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}, gross weight {{convert|2325|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}. First certified on November 2, 1976. Changes from the PA-28-160 include a tapered wing. Certified on July 1, 1982, for gross weight of {{convert|2440|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}.<ref name="2A13" />
;{{visible anchor|PA-28-161 Warrior III}}
:Four-place, fixed landing gear landplane, [[Lycoming O-320|Lycoming O-320-D3G]] engine of {{convert|160|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}, gross weight {{convert|2440|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}. First certified on July 1, 1994.<ref name="2A13" />
;{{visible anchor|PA-28-161 Cadet}}
:Two-place, fixed landing gear landplane, [[Lycoming O-320|Lycoming O-320-D2A or -D3G]] engine of {{convert|160|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}, gross weight {{convert|2325|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}. Replaced the [[Piper PA-38 Tomahawk|PA-38 Tomahawk]] trainer in the late 1980s. Features the older Cherokee "2 side window" fuselage with the later tapered wing.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.planeandpilotmag.com/article/piper-cherokee-cruiser-cadet-warrior/ |title = Piper "Cherokee"/"Cruiser"/"Cadet"/"Warrior" |publisher = Plane&Pilot Magazine |date = November 30, 1999 |access-date = February 15, 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = http://wayman.net/files/PiperCadet-PA28161.pdf |title = Piper Cadet Information Manual |publisher = Piper Aircraft Corporation |date = September 9, 1988 |access-date = February 15, 2017 }}</ref>
[[File:polly in flight riat2008 arp.jpg|thumb|[[Polly Vacher]], a record-breaking UK pilot, in her PA-28-236 Dakota]]
;{{visible anchor|PA-28-201T Turbo Dakota}}
:Four-place, fixed landing gear landplane, turbocharged [[Continental IO-360|Continental TSIO-360-FB]], engine of {{convert|200|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}, gross weight {{convert|2900|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}. First certified on December 14, 1978.<ref name="2A13" /><ref name="Dakota">{{Cite web |author = Staff Report |date = March 6, 2001 |title = Piper PA-28 Cherokee 235/Dakota |url = https://www.aviationconsumer.com/aircraftreviews/piper-pa-28-cherokee-235-dakota/ |access-date = November 18, 2023 |website = Aviation Consumer |language = en-US }}</ref>
;{{visible anchor|PA-28-236 Dakota}}
:Four-place, fixed landing gear landplane, [[Lycoming O-540|Lycoming O-540-J3A5D]] engine of {{convert|235|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}, gross weight {{convert|3000|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}. First certified on June 1, 1978. Changes from the 1972 certified PA-28-235 Cherokee Pathfinder include tapered wing.<ref name="2A13" /><ref name="Dakota" />
;{{visible anchor|EMB-710D Carioca}}
:PA-28-236 built by Neiva in Brazil from kits supplied by Piper.<ref name=":1" />

=== Archer family ===
;{{visible anchor|PA-28-180 Challenger}}
:Four-place, fixed landing gear landplane, [[Lycoming O-360|Lycoming O-360-A4A or -A4M]] engine of {{convert|180|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}, gross weight {{convert|2450|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}. First certified on May 22, 1972. Changes from the PA-28-180 Cherokee include a five inch fuselage extension, wing span increase, larger horizontal tail, gross weight increase and other minor changes.<ref name="2A13" /><ref name="Archer1">{{Cite web |date = October 9, 2020 |title = Piper Archer |url = https://www.aopa.org/go-fly/aircraft-and-ownership/aircraft-guide/aircraft/piper-archer |access-date = November 18, 2023 |website = www.aopa.org |language = en }}</ref>  Renamed to '''Archer''' after minor detail changes.<ref name=":0" />
;{{visible anchor|PA-28-181 Archer II}}
:Four-place, fixed landing gear landplane, [[Lycoming O-360|Lycoming O-360-A4A or -A4M]] engine of {{convert|180|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}, gross weight {{convert|2550|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}. First certified on July 8, 1975. Changes from the PA-28-180 Archer include a tapered wing.<ref name="2A13" /><ref name="Archer1" />
;{{visible anchor|PA-28-181 Archer III}}
:Four-place, fixed landing gear landplane, [[Lycoming O-360|Lycoming O-360-A4M]] engine of {{convert|180|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}, gross weight {{convert|2550|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}. First certified on August 30, 1994.<ref name="2A13" /><ref>{{Cite web |date = May 11, 1998 |title = The New Piper's Archer III |url = https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/1998/november/pilot/the-new-pipers-archer-iii |access-date = November 18, 2023 |website = www.aopa.org |language = en }}</ref>
[[File:Piper PA-28-181 Archer LX (N563DF, cn 2881563) (10-20-2022).jpg|thumb|PA-28-181 Archer LX at 2022 [[National Business Aviation Association#NBAA conventions|NBAA-BACE]]]]
;{{visible anchor|PA-28-181 Archer TX and LX}}
:Four-place, fixed landing gear landplane, [[Lycoming O-360|Lycoming O-360-B4A]] engine of {{convert|180|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}, maximum takeoff weight {{convert|2550|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}.  Produced in Archer TX trainer and Archer LX personal aircraft variants, both with [[Garmin G1000|Garmin G1000 NXi]] avionics.<ref>{{Cite web |title = 2023 Archer LX brochure |url = https://www.piper.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/2023_Archer-LX-Single-Sheet.pdf |access-date = November 18, 2023 |website = [[Piper Aircraft]] }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title = 2023 Archer TX brochure |url = https://www.piper.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/2023_Archer-TX-Single-Spec-Sheet_no-pricing.pdf |access-date = November 18, 2023 |website = [[Piper Aircraft]] }}</ref>
[[File:Piper Archer DX PA-28 Indonesian Navy.jpg|thumb|PA-28-181 Archer DX of the [[Indonesian Navy]]]]
;{{visible anchor|PA-28-181 Archer DX and DLX}}
:Four-place, fixed landing gear landplane, turbocharged [[Thielert Centurion 2.0|Continental CD-155]] diesel engine of {{convert|155|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}. Introduced at [[AERO Friedrichshafen]] in April 2014.<ref>{{cite web |last = Bertorelli |first = Paul |url = http://www.avweb.com/blogs/insider/Pipers-Archer-DX-Diesel-221915-1.html |title = Piper's Archer DX Diesel |publisher = Avweb |date = April 24, 2014 |access-date = April 28, 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/Pipers-Diesel-Archer-Receives-FAA-Validation-223930-1.html |title = Piper's Diesel Archer Receives FAA Validation |access-date = April 21, 2015 |date = April 21, 2015 }}</ref> The [[compression-ignition engine]] is simpler to operate, avoiding starting difficulties, [[carburetor icing]] or propeller and [[mixture control]]s, and the [[liquid cooling]] does not suffer [[shock cooling]] in a rapid descent.<!--<ref name=AIN21nov2018>--> The [[turbocharger]] maintains full power up to over {{cvt|10,000|feet}} to climbs at {{cvt|700 to 500|ft/min|m/s}} at {{cvt|86|knots|km/h}}, and cruise fuel flow is {{cvt|4.2 to 6.3|USgal}}/h at 50 to 75% power and a {{cvt|100 to 117|kn|km/h}} [[Indicated airspeed|IAS]].<!--<ref name=AIN21nov2018>--> The engine must be replaced every 2,100 hours.<ref name=AIN21nov2018>{{cite news |url = https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/general-aviation/2018-11-21/pilot-report-piper-diesel-archer |title = Pilot Report: Piper Diesel Archer |author = Matt Thurber |date = November 21, 2018 |work = AIN online }}</ref> Produced in Archer DX trainer and Archer DLX personal aircraft variants.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title = 2023 Archer DX brochure |url = https://www.piper.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/2023_Archer-DX-Single-Spec-Sheet_no-pricing.pdf |access-date = November 18, 2023 |website = [[Piper Aircraft]] }}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title = 2023 Archer DLX brochure |url = https://www.piper.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/2023_Archer-DLX-Single-Spec-Sheet.pdf |access-date = November 18, 2023 |website = [[Piper Aircraft]] }}</ref>
;{{visible anchor|PA-28-181 Pilot 100 and Pilot 100i}}
:New versions introduced in 2019 intended as low cost VFR and IFR trainers respectively, for the [[flight training]] market.<ref name=Pilot100>{{cite web |url = https://www.avweb.com/air-shows-events/piper-introduces-pilot-100-100i-trainer/ |title = Piper Introduces Pilot 100/100i Trainer |access-date = April 4, 2019 |last = O'Connor |first = Kate |work = AVweb |date = April 2, 2019 }}</ref> Fixed landing gear, 180 hp [[Lycoming IO-360|Lycoming IO-360-B4A]], Garmin G3X Touch Certified avionics. IFR version includes GFC500 autopilot.<ref>{{cite magazine |url = https://www.flyingmag.com/piper-introduces-pilot-100-100i-trainers |title = Piper Introduces Pilot 100 and Pilot 100i Trainers |magazine = Flying Magazine |first = Rob |last = Mark |date = April 2, 2019 |access-date = April 4, 2019 }}</ref> Features the 2-side-window fuselage with the later tapered wing, no baggage door, no air conditioning, no instruments on right-hand panel, all-white paint with decals, two-place seating standard on 100, rear third seat with push-to-talk and [[Bluetooth]] functions standard on 100i and optional on 100.<ref>{{cite journal |title = Piper Pilot 100: Smooth moves |journal = [[AOPA Pilot]] |date = December 1, 2019 |first = Jill W. |last = Tallman |url = https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2019/december/pilot/piper-pilot-100-smooth-moves |access-date = November 19, 2019 }}</ref> These new versions were [[type certified]] in the US in December 2020 and in Europe in August 2021.<ref name="Cook15Dec20">{{cite web |url = https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/piper-pilot-100-certified/ |title = Piper Pilot 100 Certified |access-date = December 16, 2020 |last = Cook |first = Marc |work = AVweb |date = December 15, 2020 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201216131030/https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/piper-pilot-100-certified/ |archive-date = December 16, 2020 |url-status = live }}</ref><ref name="OConnor27Aug21">{{cite web |url = https://www.avweb.com/flight-safety/flight-training/piper-pilot-100i-earns-easa-approval/ |title = Piper Pilot 100i Earns EASA Approval |access-date = August 30, 2021 |last = O'Connor |first = Kate |work = AVweb |date = August 27, 2021 |archive-url = https://archive.today/20220507183333/https://www.avweb.com/flight-safety/flight-training/piper-pilot-100i-earns-easa-approval/ |archive-date = May 7, 2022 |url-status = live }}</ref>

=== Arrow family ===
[[File:Piper PA-28R-200 Cherokee Arrow 3-view line drawing.png|thumb|A 3-view drawing of a Piper PA-28R-200 Cherokee Arrow]]

;{{visible anchor|PA-28R-180 Cherokee Arrow}}
:Four-place, retractable landing gear landplane, [[Lycoming O-360|Lycoming IO-360-B1E]] engine of {{convert|180|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}, gross weight {{convert|2500|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}. First certified on June 8, 1967.<ref name="2A13" />  Built in the following variants:
:*'''PA-28R-180 Cherokee Arrow''', initial version.<ref name=":1" />
:*'''PA-28R-180B Cherokee Arrow B''', as PA-28R-180 with minor changes.  Introduced in 1970.<ref name=":1" />
;{{visible anchor|PA-28R-200 Cherokee Arrow}}
:Four-place, retractable landing gear landplane, [[Lycoming O-360|Lycoming IO-360-C1C]] engine of {{convert|200|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}, gross weight {{convert|2600|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}. First certified on January 16, 1969.<ref name="2A13" />  Built in the following variants:
:*'''PA-28R-200 Cherokee Arrow''', initial version.<ref name=":0" />
:*'''PA-28R-200B Cherokee Arrow B''', as PA-28R-200 with improved fuel system and ventilation.  Autopilot added as an option on this variant.  Introduced in 1970.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
;{{visible anchor|PA-28R-200 Cherokee Arrow II}}
:Four-place, retractable landing gear landplane, [[Lycoming O-360|Lycoming IO-360-C1C or -C1C6]] engine of {{convert|200|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}, gross weight {{convert|2650|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}. First certified on December 2, 1971. Changes from the 1969 certified PA-28R-200 Arrow include a five inch fuselage extension, wing span increase, larger horizontal tail, gross weight increase and other minor changes.<ref name="2A13" />
;{{visible anchor|PA-28R-201 Arrow III}}
:Four-place, retractable landing gear landplane, [[Lycoming O-360|Lycoming IO-360-C1C6]] engine of {{convert|200|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}, gross weight {{convert|2750|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}. First certified on November 2, 1976.<ref name="2A13" />
;{{visible anchor|PA-28R-201T Turbo Arrow III}}
:Four-place, retractable landing gear landplane, turbocharged [[Continental IO-360|Continental TSIO-360-F or -FB]] engine of {{convert|200|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}, gross weight {{convert|2900|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}. First certified on November 2, 1976.<ref name="2A13" />
[[File:PA 28 ARROW (cropped).jpg|thumb|A PA-28RT-201 Arrow IV over [[A Coruña Airport]]]]
;{{visible anchor|PA-28RT-201 Arrow IV}}
:Four-place, retractable landing gear landplane, [[Lycoming O-360|Lycoming IO-360-C1C6]] engine of {{convert|200|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}, gross weight {{convert|2750|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}. First certified on November 13, 1978. Features a [[T tail]].<ref name="2A13" />
;{{visible anchor|PA-28RT-201T Turbo Arrow IV}}
:Four-place, retractable landing gear landplane, turbocharged [[Continental IO-360|Continental TSIO-360-FB]] engine of {{convert|200|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}, gross weight {{convert|2900|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}. First certified on November 13, 1978. Features a T tail.<ref name="2A13" />
;{{visible anchor|PA-A-28R-260T Cherokee Arrow III}}<!-- PA-A-28 is not a typo -->
:Prototype armed military variant developed by [[Chincul]] in Argentina with a side-by-side two-seat cockpit and a sliding canopy.  Powered by a {{convert|260|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} [[Lycoming O-540|Lycoming AEIO-540]] engine and armed with a 7.62 mm gun.  Intended for service in the [[Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic|Argentine armed forces]] but not accepted.<ref name=":1" />
[[File:YBT Enaer T-35 Pillan (8185362751).jpg|thumb|The second PA-28R-300 Pillán, designated YBT, at [[Museo Nacional Aeronáutico y del Espacio]].]]
;{{visible anchor|PA-28R-300 Pillán}}
:Two Piper-built prototypes of the [[ENAER T-35 Pillán]].  Military trainer with a cut-down [[Piper PA-32R|PA-32R Saratoga]] fuselage with a two-seat tandem cockpit and a PA-28R Arrow wing.  Powered by a {{convert|300|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} [[Lycoming O-540|Lycoming IO-540-K]] engine.  First flown on March 6, 1981, and production aircraft were sent in kit form to be built by [[ENAER]].<ref name=":0" />  The first and second prototypes were designated '''XBT''' and '''YBT''', respectively.<ref name=":1" />
;{{visible anchor|EMB-711B Corisco}}
:PA-28R-201 Arrow III built by Neiva in Brazil from kits supplied by Piper.<ref name=":1" />
;{{visible anchor|EMB-711C Corisco}}
:PA-28R-200 Arrow II built by Neiva in Brazil from kits supplied by Piper.<ref name=":1" />
;{{visible anchor|EMB-711S Corisco II}}
:PA-28RT-201 Arrow IV built by Neiva in Brazil from kits supplied by Piper.<ref name=":1" />
;{{visible anchor|EMB-711ST Corisco II}}
:PA-28RT-201T Turbo Arrow IV built by Neiva in Brazil from kits supplied by Piper.<ref name=":1" />  Also known as the '''Corisco Turbo'''.<ref name=":0" />

==Operators==
The Cherokee series has been popular with private owners and flying clubs, with over 32,000 delivered.

===Military operators===
;{{flag|Angola}}
*[[National Air Force of Angola|FAPA/DAA]]<ref>{{cite book |last1 = Fontanellaz |first1 = Adrien |last2 = Cooper |first2 = Tom |last3 = Matos |first3 = Jose Augusto |title = War of Intervention in Angola, Volume 3: Angolan and Cuban Air Forces, 1975-1985 |date = 2020 |publisher = Helion & Company Publishing |location = Warwick, UK |isbn = 978-1-913118-61-7 |pages = 10–11 }}</ref>
;{{ARG}}
*[[Argentine Coast Guard]]{{cn|date=November 2025}}
;{{flag|Chile}}
*[[Chilean Air Force]]<ref name="JAWA82" />
;{{HND}}
*[[Honduran Air Force]]<ref>{{Cite web |url = http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/user/fleet/honduras-af-piper-pa-28-cherokee.htm |title = Piper PA-28 Cherokee |date = October 5, 2014 }}</ref>
;{{flag|Indonesia}}
*[[Indonesian Navy]]<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.janes.com/article/93397/indonesian-navy-inducts-five-piper-archer-dx-trainers |title = Indonesian Navy inducts five Piper Archer DX trainers |access-date = December 28, 2019 |date = December 27, 2019 |website = Jane's |publisher = Jane's Navy International |author = Ridzwan Rahmat }}</ref>
;{{flag|Qatar}}
*[[Military of Qatar|Qatar Emiri Air Force]]<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.inss.org.il/upload/(FILE)1302774172.pdf |title = Qatar |access-date = March 8, 2013 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120311122910/http://www.inss.org.il/upload/(FILE)1302774172.pdf |archive-date = March 11, 2012 }}</ref>

===Retired===
;{{COL}}
*[[Colombian Navy]] – Retired.{{Citation needed|date=May 2019}}
;{{FIN}}
*[[Finnish Air Force]] – 14 x Cherokee Arrow 200.<ref>Andrade 1982, p. 64</ref> Retired 2005.{{Citation needed|date=April 2011}}

==Notable accidents and incidents==
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*September 9, 1969, [[Allegheny Airlines Flight 853]], a Douglas DC-9-31, collided with a Piper PA-28R-180 Cruiser over [[Fairland, Indiana]], killing all aboard both planes.<ref name="Aviation Safety Network: Allegheny Airlines Flight 853">{{cite web |url = http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19690909-1 |title = Aviation Safety Network: Allegheny Airlines Flight 853 |publisher = Aviation-safety.net |date = September 9, 1969 |access-date = March 8, 2013 }}</ref>
*August 28, 1972, [[Prince William of Gloucester]] was killed along with the copilot of his Piper Cherokee Arrow after crashing shortly after takeoff from [[Halfpenny Green]] in [[Staffordshire]], England,<ref>{{cite news |url = https://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/august/28/newsid_2536000/2536275.stm |title = 1972: Prince William killed in plane crash |work = BBC News |date = August 28, 1963 |access-date = March 8, 2013 }}</ref> in an air race.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.expressandstar.com/millennium/1900/1950-1975/1972.html |title = Prince William dies in air crash |publisher = Expressandstar.com |access-date = March 8, 2013 }}</ref>
*March 23, 1976, [[Mitsuyasu Maeno]] attempted to assassinate right-wing nationalist [[Yoshio Kodama]] by flying a Piper PA-28 into Kodama's house. Maeno died in the crash, but Kodama was unharmed.<ref name="Frasier">{{cite book |last = Frasier |first = David K. |title = Suicide in the Entertainment Industry: An Encyclopedia of 840 Twentieth Century Cases |page = 208 |year = 2003 |publisher = McFarland |location = Jefferson, North Carolina |isbn = 0-7864-1038-8 }}</ref>
*August 31, 1986, [[Aeroméxico Flight 498]], a Douglas DC-9-32, collided with a Piper PA-28-181 Archer, owned by William Kramer, over [[Cerritos, California]], killing all 67 people aboard both planes and 15 people on the ground. It was the worst air disaster in the history of Los Angeles,<ref name="Aviation Safety Network: Aeromexico Flight 498">{{cite web |url = http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19860831-0 |title = Aviation Safety Network: Aeromexico Flight 498 |publisher = Aviation-safety.net |date = August 31, 1986 |access-date = March 8, 2013 }}</ref> and resulted in regulatory changes requiring all airliners to be equipped with a [[traffic collision avoidance system]] (TCAS) and all light aircraft operating in [[Terminal Control Area|terminal control areas]] to be equipped with a [[aviation transponder interrogation modes|mode C]] [[Transponder (aviation)|transponder]].<ref>Larry Gerber, AP, "1986 Cerritos crash changed the way we fly," ''The Intelligencer Record'' (Doylestown, Pa.), September 1, 1996, p A-13</ref>
*November 21, 1993, skydiver Alan Peters collided with the vertical stabilizer of a PA-28 while in freefall, after jumping from another aircraft. All four people aboard the PA-28 were killed after the plane lost control and crashed into a nearby forest. Peters was able to successfully open his parachute after the collision and survived, sustaining a fractured leg.<ref>{{Cite web |url = https://www.upi.com/Archives/1993/11/22/Four-die-after-skydiver-hits-plane-in-Mass/3646753944400/ |title = Four die after skydiver hits plane in Mass. |website = UPI |language = en |access-date = August 19, 2019 }}</ref>
*November 26, 1993, [[Piper PA-28-181 Archer was involved in [[1993 Auckland mid-air collision|a mid-air collision]] with a [[Aerospatiale TwinStar]] helicopter in [[Auckland]], [[New Zealand]], killing the sole occupant of the Piper and all 3 occupants of the helicopter.
*February 18, 2010, Andrew Joseph Stack III [[2010 Austin suicide attack|deliberately flew his Piper PA-28-236 Dakota]] into Building 1 of the Echelon office complex in [[Austin, Texas]],<ref name="Austin American Statesman Coverage of Plane Crash">{{cite web |url = http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/blotter/entries/2010/02/18/austin_police_say_a_plane.html |title = Austin American Statesman Coverage of Plane Crash |publisher = Statesman.com |date = February 18, 2010 |access-date = March 8, 2013 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130627061844/http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/blotter/entries/2010/02/18/austin_police_say_a_plane.html/ |archive-date = June 27, 2013 }}</ref> in an apparent revenge attack on the [[Internal Revenue Service]] office located there, Stack, the aircraft's sole occupant, was killed along with one person in the building, the IRS manager Vernon Hunter.<!-- Further details should go in the crash article ([[2010 Austin plane crash]]), thanks. -->
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*November 17, 2011, a [[Oklahoma State Cowgirls basketball team plane crash|PA-28-180 crash]] four miles south of [[Perryville, Arkansas]], claimed the life of [[Oklahoma State University]] head women's basketball coach [[Kurt Budke]] and assistant coach Miranda Serna, along with the pilot former Oklahoma State senator [[Olin Branstetter]] and another passenger.<ref name="Budke">{{Cite news |url = http://www.tulsaworld.com/sportsextra/article.aspx?subjectid=234&articleid=20111118_234_0_Aunive379629&allcom=1 |title = OSU's Kurt Budke, assistant killed in plane crash |access-date = November 18, 2011 |last = Haisten |first = Bill and Kelly Hines |date = November 18, 2011 |work = [[Tulsa World]] }}</ref><ref name="AVweb20Nov11">{{Cite news |url = http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/OSU_Nose_First_205767-1.html |title = OSU Plane Hit Nose-First, Weather Not A Factor |access-date = November 21, 2011 |last = Niles |first = Russ |date = November 20, 2011 |work = AVWeb }}</ref>
*On April 4, 2018, an [[Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University|Embry-Riddle]] student and his FAA examiner were killed when the left wing of their PA-28 (N106ER) separated as they flew west of [[Daytona Beach International Airport]]. The wing failed due to metal fatigue in the wing spar. An ERAU spokesman subsequently said that the University had stopped flying the PA-28.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.kathrynsreport.com/2018/04/piper-pa-28r-201-arrow-iii-embry-riddle.html |title = Aircraft Structural Failure: Piper PA-28R-201 Arrow III, N106ER |work = Kathryn's Report |date = April 4, 2018 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20220417183808/http://www.kathrynsreport.com/2018/04/piper-pa-28r-201-arrow-iii-embry-riddle.html |archivedate = April 17, 2022 |accessdate = August 8, 2023 }}</ref>
*On May 27, 2019, Brazilian singer [[Gabriel Diniz]] was killed in the crash of a Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee Archer in [[Estância, Sergipe|Estância]], [[Brazil]].<ref name=G1>{{cite web |url = https://g1.globo.com/se/sergipe/noticia/2019/05/27/corpo-de-bombeiros-e-acionado-para-atender-acidente-envolvendo-queda-de-bimotor.ghtml |title = Gabriel Diniz, cantor de ´Jenifer´, morre aos 28 anos em queda de avião em Sergipe |date = May 27, 2019 |access-date = May 27, 2019 |website = [[G1 (website)|G1]] |language = pt-br }}</ref>
*On August 25, 2019, award-winning music composer [[Jonathan Goldstein (composer)|Jonathan Goldstein]], his musician wife Hannah and their baby daughter were killed in the crash of a Piper PA-28 Arrow.  They were flying from Switzerland to Italy when their aircraft crashed above the pass near the Italian border.<ref>{{Cite news |last = Paton |first = Graeme |title = Goldstein's family tormented by mystery of pilot's crash |newspaper = [[The Times]] |language = en |url = https://www.thetimes.com/culture/theatre-dance/article/goldsteins-family-tormented-by-mystery-of-pilots-crash-rb0nxz5zx |access-date = April 7, 2022 |issn = 0140-0460 }}</ref>
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==Specifications (1964 model PA-28-140 Cherokee 140)==
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==Notable appearances in media==
{{Main|Aircraft in fiction#Piper_Cherokee}}

==See also==
{{Portal|Aviation}}
{{aircontent|
|sequence=
|related=
* [[Piper PA-32]]
* [[Piper PA-44 Seminole]]
|similar aircraft=
* [[Beagle Pup]]
* [[Beechcraft Musketeer]]
* [[Cessna 172]]
* [[Cessna 177 Cardinal]]
* [[Cessna 182 Skylane]]
* [[Diamond DA40]]
* [[Grumman American AA-5|Grumman AA-5 Traveller, Cheetah and Tiger]]
* [[Robin DR400]]
* [[SIAI-Marchetti S.205]]
* [[SOCATA Horizon]]
* [[SOCATA TB family]]
* [[Wassmer WA-51 Pacific]]
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* [[List of civil aircraft]]
* [[List of most-produced aircraft]]
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==References==
===Sources===
{{Reflist|30em}}

===Bibliography===
* {{cite book |last = Andrade |first = John |title = Militair 1982 |year = 1982 |publisher = Aviation Press Limited |location = London |isbn = 0907898017 }}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
*{{Official website|http://www.piper.com/}}
*[https://www.aopa.org/-/media/files/aopa/home/pilot-resources/asi/safety-highlights/piper_cherokee.pdf?la=en Piper Cherokee and Arrow Safety Highlights] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305021231/https://www.aopa.org/-/media/files/aopa/home/pilot-resources/asi/safety-highlights/piper_cherokee.pdf?la=en |date=March 5, 2017 }} – [[Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association]]
*[https://www.avweb.com/used-aircraft-guide-digest/buying-a-used-aircraft-piper-warrior/Piper Warrior used aircraft review] by Tim Cole, AVweb
* [http://www.touringmachine.com/Cherokee/PDFs/cherokee_140.pdf Cherokee 140 Owner's Handbook]

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