Piper PA-28 Cherokee Series for Sale — America's Training Workhorse
The Piper PA-28 Cherokee is the aircraft that challenged Cessna's dominance of the training market in the 1960s and ultimately established itself as one of the two pillars of American flight training — the low-wing alternative to the Cessna 172 that taught a generation of pilots the fundamentals of instrument flying, cross-country navigation, and professional aviation. The Cherokee's introduction in 1960 represented Piper's decisive move into the certified all-metal low-wing market, combining a roomy four-seat cabin, honest low-wing handling, and Lycoming O-320 reliability in a package whose training utility matched the Cessna 172's while providing students with low-wing experience that better prepared them for the majority of professional aircraft they would later fly.
The Cherokee Family
- PA-28-140 Cherokee — 140 hp Lycoming O-320, the entry-level Cherokee that launched the line
- PA-28-150 / PA-28-160 — 150 and 160 hp variants with improved performance
- PA-28-180 Cherokee — 180 hp O-360, the most balanced standard Cherokee
- PA-28-235 Cherokee — 235 hp O-540, high-performance fixed-gear Cherokee
- PA-28-161 Warrior II — New long-chord wing, 160 hp — the dominant modern trainer variant
- PA-28-181 Archer — 180 hp with long-chord wing, the touring evolution of the Cherokee
- PA-28-201T Turbo Arrow — Turbocharged retractable Cherokee for high-altitude touring
Find Your Cherokee on Airplane Trade
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