Exploring the Piper PA-28 Cherokee and Other Single Engine Piston Aircraft

The Piper Aircraft designed and developed the Piper PA-28 Cherokee light private/utility aircraft in the late 1950s. Designed for personal transport, flight training, and air taxi use, the PA-28 Cherokee took to the skies for the first time in January 1960. The first PA-28 received its Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) type certification in 1960 and entered service the same year.