Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six

The PA-32 series was developed to meet a requirement for a larger aircraft than the four-seat Piper PA-28 Cherokee. 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. The first production aircraft was the PA-32-260 Cherokee Six, a significantly modified six-seat (or seven-seat) development of the PA-28 Cherokee. It was offered by the company as a 1967 model. 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. ==Variants==

;PA-32-250 Cherokee Six :Prototype with 250hp Lycoming O-540 engine, two built ; :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. ; :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. ;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. ;Embraer EMB-721C Sertanejo :Brazilian license-built version of PA-32R-301 Lance. ;Embraer EMB-721D Sertanejo :Brazilian license-built version of PA-32R-301 Saratoga Retractable Gear version. Production by Embraer and its subsidiary Neiva. ==Specifications (1972 model PA-32-300) ==