Piper PA-32 6X
The Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six, later developed into the retractable-gear Saratoga, is a large, six-seat single-engine aircraft built to carry a full cabin of passengers and baggage on a fixed, simple undercarriage. Its wide cabin door and generous baggage capacity made it popular with families and small businesses needing to move more people and cargo than a standard four-seat single could carry. Piper offered both normally aspirated and turbocharged versions, extending its useful altitude range for mountain and hot-weather operations. It remains a common sight today among owner-pilots who value cabin space over outright speed.
Did you know?
Built on a fixed-gear single with a wide cabin door, the Cherokee Six lineage favours cabin space and load over outright speed.
Specifications
| Length | 7.9 m (26 ft) |
|---|---|
| Wingspan | 11 m (36 ft) |
| Height | 2.5 m (8 ft) |
| Maximum passengers | 5 |
| Persons on board | 6 |
| Maximum take-off weight | 1.5 t |
| Range | 860 NM (1,593 km) |
| Maximum speed | 165 kt (306 km/h) |
| Stall speed | 58 kt (107 km/h) |
| Service ceiling | 16,500 ft (5,029 m) |
| Optimum ceiling | 14,000 ft (4,267 m) |
| Rate of climb | 990 ft/min (5 m/s) |
| Take-off distance | 361 m (1,184 ft) |
| Landing distance | 540 m (1,772 ft) |
| Fuel capacity | 350 l |
| Engines | 1x Lycoming IO-540 |
Curated by CatchFlights from manufacturer documents, ICAO Doc 8643 and reference works; values are left out where no source could confirm them. Sources are listed on our credits page.
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