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OK, I wish I had a list of all the Piper PA-xx airplanes so I knew what was what.
So, here goes. Add on whatever you know:
PA-24: The Comanche, AKA the "Poor Man's Bonanza." Arrived circa 1960 as a 180hp carbureted four-seat retract. Shortly thereafter it was joined by a 250hp model, and later 260hp and 400hp fuel-injected models. They didn't stop there, though... They hung two fans on a Comanche and it became the PA-30 Twin Comanche. After a flood at Piper's Lock Haven, PA plant in 1972, Piper decided not to re-tool and production was stopped.
PA-28: The Cherokee series we all know and love. Tri-gear, from 140 to 235 hp. Includes both hershey-bar wings and tapered wings, fixed and retractable (Arrow) landing gear. Cherokee 140, 160, 180, 235, Challenger, Pathfinder, Warrior, Archer, Arrow, and Dakota.
PA-30 and PA-39: Twin Comanche, aka the "Twinkie" or "Poor Man's Baron". One of the most efficient light twins and a very popular multi-engine trainer in the late 60's and 70's, the Twinkie came with a pair of 160hp injected IO-320 engines. The "A" model had four seats. The PA-30B added a third side window and a pair of seats in the luggage compartment. The "C" model became the PA-39, which had counter-rotating props. B and C models were available turbocharged as well, and the turbo models included built-in oxygen and tip tanks. A fair number were later equipped with "Miller mods" which included a longer nose with baggage compartment, new engine nacelles with baggage, a dorsal fin for improved single-engine handling, and 200hp engines. The Miller Twin Comanches still are in high demand, as the mods are no longer available. After a flood at Piper's Lock Haven, PA plant in 1972, Piper decided not to re-tool and production was stopped.
PA-32: The stretch Cherokees, or the single Senecas? Piper's metal six-seat singles. Again, both fixed and retracts, both hershey and tapered wings fit in here: Cherokee Six, Lance, Saratoga, 6X and 6XT.
PA-34: The "Twin Lance" AKA the Seneca. I, II, III, IV, and V variants. I is normally aspirated, II through V are turbo. Six seats.
PA-44: The Seminole, a somewhat doggy four-seat twin that's used almost exclusively for multi-engine training.
So, here goes. Add on whatever you know:
PA-24: The Comanche, AKA the "Poor Man's Bonanza." Arrived circa 1960 as a 180hp carbureted four-seat retract. Shortly thereafter it was joined by a 250hp model, and later 260hp and 400hp fuel-injected models. They didn't stop there, though... They hung two fans on a Comanche and it became the PA-30 Twin Comanche. After a flood at Piper's Lock Haven, PA plant in 1972, Piper decided not to re-tool and production was stopped.
PA-28: The Cherokee series we all know and love. Tri-gear, from 140 to 235 hp. Includes both hershey-bar wings and tapered wings, fixed and retractable (Arrow) landing gear. Cherokee 140, 160, 180, 235, Challenger, Pathfinder, Warrior, Archer, Arrow, and Dakota.
PA-30 and PA-39: Twin Comanche, aka the "Twinkie" or "Poor Man's Baron". One of the most efficient light twins and a very popular multi-engine trainer in the late 60's and 70's, the Twinkie came with a pair of 160hp injected IO-320 engines. The "A" model had four seats. The PA-30B added a third side window and a pair of seats in the luggage compartment. The "C" model became the PA-39, which had counter-rotating props. B and C models were available turbocharged as well, and the turbo models included built-in oxygen and tip tanks. A fair number were later equipped with "Miller mods" which included a longer nose with baggage compartment, new engine nacelles with baggage, a dorsal fin for improved single-engine handling, and 200hp engines. The Miller Twin Comanches still are in high demand, as the mods are no longer available. After a flood at Piper's Lock Haven, PA plant in 1972, Piper decided not to re-tool and production was stopped.
PA-32: The stretch Cherokees, or the single Senecas? Piper's metal six-seat singles. Again, both fixed and retracts, both hershey and tapered wings fit in here: Cherokee Six, Lance, Saratoga, 6X and 6XT.
PA-34: The "Twin Lance" AKA the Seneca. I, II, III, IV, and V variants. I is normally aspirated, II through V are turbo. Six seats.
PA-44: The Seminole, a somewhat doggy four-seat twin that's used almost exclusively for multi-engine training.