Aircraft program
Low wing single piston four-seater light aircraft. Includes Arrow, Archer LX / TX and Warrior III variants. Also training variants Pilot 100 and Pilot 100i.
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Subscribe| Variant | Launch / first flight | Production end | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piper PA-28 Cherokee | 1960 / 1960 | 1972 | Production: 32 (2026) GAMA: Piper Aircraft, Inc. PA-28-181 Archer / Pilot 100i. Baseline series. |
| Piper PA-28 Arrow | 1967 / 1967 | 2019 | Production: 3 (2020) GAMA: Piper Aircraft, Inc. PA-28R-201 Arrow. Derived from Cherokee series, includes turbocharged variants. |
| Piper PA-28 Archer | 1972 / 1972 | Production: 93 (2022) GAMA: Piper Aircraft, Inc. PA-28-181 Archer III. Series with stretched body and new wings, includes Archer TX (training variant) and Archer LX. | |
| Piper PA-28 Warrior | 1973 / 1973 | 2016 | Production: 5 (2016) GAMA: Piper Aircraft, Inc. PA-28-161 Warrior III. Training aircraft series. |
| Piper Archer DX | 2014 / 2014 | Diesel powered variant, includes Archer DLX (diesel derivation of LX). | |
| Piper Pilot 100/100i | 2019 / 2019 | Production: 53 (2022) GAMA: Piper Aircraft, Inc. PA-28-181 Pilot 100i. Upgraded variants, further development of the trainer series. |
| Piper Aircraft, Inc. | News |
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