The Cherokee 300

The Piper Cherokee is a fleet of aircrafts that were uniquely designed to match the sales output of the Piper's rival aircrafts Mooney and the very popular Cessna 170. The Cherokees were a series of light aircrafts which were specifically designed for air taxi and personal use but because of its maneuverability and speed, it also became a favorite tool for flight training. Built by the Piper Aircraft, the Piper PA-28 Cherokee fleets were all single-engine, piston-powered, all metal aircrafts which are distinct because of their low mounted wings and tricycle landing gears. And one can enter the aircraft via the single door on the co-pilot's side by using the wing as the ladder. Getting its first FAA certificate in 1960, the Piper Cherokee PA-28 is still being manufactured up to this day the latest models of which are the Piper Arrow and the Piper Archer. However, the Archer ceased to be produced two years ago. Nevertheless, getting enough financing from its new owners, the Piper Aircraft started churning out a new model and production began last year on the Piper Imprimis.

Battling it out with some of the aircraft industries' toughest and most sellable airplanes like the Beechcraft Musketeer, The Grumman American AA-5 series, and the resilient and bestselling Cessna 172, the Piper Cherokee family including the Cherokee 300 series made amazing variations within. Some of the modifications that the Cherokee underwent include the installation of engines from the original one hundred forty horsepower to the power Lycoming 300 horsepower and its eventual turbocharging. Some of the Cherokees had optional fixed or retractable landing gears constant or fixed pitch speed propellers, and the extension of the fuselage so that six adults can fit in the aircraft. This stretching of the Cherokee fuselage had made a very popular Piper series which was lovingly called the Cherokee Six and its PA-32 version which was called the Saratoga was in production until the year 2009.

The Comanche was one of the more popular Cherokee aircraft variants and this plane was distinctly larger and faster than the rest of its relatives. It had a retractable landing gear and a constant speed propeller. However, the Comanche was a bit expensive and so John Thorp and Fred Weick decided to come up with a cheaper edition in order to be able to compete with the Cessna 172which at that time was considered as all the rage. And so, the Comanches continued to be produced to cater to the more discerning and rich Piper clientele while the cheaper Cherokees were manufactured simultaneously to keep abreast with its competitors in the aircraft market. Some of the unique qualities of the Cherokee 300 include the traditional flight control configurations and the horizontal stabilator tail.