Unlike the
PA-22 series the new PA-28 was a low wing
design with metal construction. The
prototype Cherokee was powered by a 120kW
(160hp) engine, and flew for the first time
on January 14 1960. Production aircraft were
powered by either 110kW (150hp) or 120kW
(160hp) engines and were delivered from
early 1961. From 1962 a 135kW (180hp)
version was added to the lineup. The 127kW
(235hp) flat six Lycoming O-540 powered
Cherokee 235 was introduced in 1963, while
the two seat trainer optimised Colt
replacement PA-28-140 entered the
marketplace in 1964.
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With these
models the basic PA-28 lineup was in place
(the retractable PA-28R and larger PA-32 are
described separately). Subsequent variants
include the Cherokee B and Cherokee C, the
180D, 235C, 140 Flite Liner two seat trainer
PA-28-140, -180F, -235E, PA-28-180 Cherokee
Challenger and PA-28-235 Cherokee Charger,
the PA-28-180 Cherokee Archer and PA-28-235
Cherokee Pathfinder, PA-28-151 Cherokee
Warrior which introduced the new tapered
wing that would become a feature of
subsequent PA-28s, PA-28-181 Cherokee Archer
II and PA-28-236 Dakota (the Cherokee prefix
was later dropped for the Archer II and
Warrior), the PA-28-161 Warrior II,
PA-28-201T Turbo Dakota and PA-28-161 Cadet.
New Piper returned the Archer II and Dakota
to low rate production in 1994, followed in
1995 by the PA-28-181 Archer III (detailed
above), which features a new, streamlined
cowling (1999 models gain new paint,
improved interior and a new avionics
package), and the PA-28-161 Warrior III,
which features a new instrument panel.
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Over 30,000
fixed undercarriage PA-28 Cherokee series
built, including approximately 10,100
PA-28-140s, 10,200 PA-28-180s & -181s, 5000
PA-28-151 & -161s, and 2800 PA-28-235 &
-236s.