Editing Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six (section)

==Development==
The PA-32 series was developed to meet a requirement for a larger aircraft than the four-seat [[Piper PA-28 Cherokee]].<ref name="flymd">{{cite web |last=McDowell |first=Mark |title=The Practical Endurance of the Piper Cherokee Six |website=[[Flying (magazine)|Flying]] |date=November 24, 2021 |url=https://www.flyingmag.com/the-nostalgic-adventure-of-the-piper-cherokee-six/ |access-date=January 28, 2022}}</ref> 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) [[Type certificate|aircraft type certification]] following on March 4, 1965.<ref name="jawa65p292">{{harvnb|Taylor|1965|p=292}}</ref> The first production aircraft was the {{convert|260|hp}} PA32-260 Cherokee Six, a significantly modified six-seat (or seven-seat) development of the [[Piper Cherokee|PA-28 Cherokee]].<ref name="Plane and Pilot"/><ref name="Foster"/>

The Cherokee Six and its successors feature a baggage compartment in the nose between the cockpit and the engine compartment and a large double door in the back for easy loading of passengers and cargo.<ref name="Plane and Pilot"/><ref name="Foster"/>

===PA-32-300===
On 27 May 1966, Piper obtained [[Type certificate|FAA type certification]] for a {{convert|300|hp|abbr=on}} version, designated as the PA-32-300.<ref name="A3SO">{{cite web|url = http://www.airweb.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgMakeModel.nsf/0/175d1136cb8a68b6862572f700681ff3/$FILE/A3SO.pdf|title = Type Certificate Data Sheet No. A3SO|access-date = 2009-09-12|last = Federal Aviation Administration|author-link = Federal Aviation Administration|date = June 2007|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170131022146/http://www.airweb.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgMakeModel.nsf/0/175d1136cb8a68b6862572f700681ff3/$FILE/A3SO.pdf|archive-date = 2017-01-31|url-status = dead}}</ref> It was offered by the company as a 1967 model.{{cn|date=January 2022}}

===PA-32R===
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The 1975 addition of retractable landing gear resulted in the first of the PA-32R series, the [[Piper PA-32R|Piper Lance]]. This was the earliest aircraft in the [[Piper PA-32R|Piper Saratoga]] family, Piper's luxury, high-performance single line.<ref name="Plane and Pilot"/><ref name="Foster"/>

Piper's transition to tapered wings for the Cherokee series resulted in a new wing for the PA-32 series, as well. The tapered-wing version of the Cherokee Six was named the Saratoga and debuted in 1980.

===Piper 6X===
After the ''[[General Aviation Revitalization Act]]'' of 1994, production of the retractable-gear Saratoga resumed in 1995. A fixed-gear PA-32 was reintroduced in 2003 as the Piper 6X and the turbocharged 6XT. Sales of the 6X and 6XT models did not meet expectations and production ceased in late 2007.

===PA-34 prototype===

Piper built a prototype PA-32-260 with [[Lycoming O-360#IO-360|IO-360]] engines mounted on the wings. The trimotor aircraft was the proof-of-concept aircraft for the twin-engined, retractable-gear version of the Cherokee Six, the [[Piper PA-34 Seneca|PA-34 Seneca]].<ref name="Foster96">Montgomery, MR & Gerald Foster: ''A Field Guide to Airplanes, Second Edition'', p.96. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1992. {{ISBN|0-395-62888-1}}</ref>