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1432:Cherokee Six
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101:First flight
96:1979–present
93:Manufactured
80:Number built
69:Manufacturer
29:
1727:Western Cub
1697:Turbo Arrow
1522:Grasshopper
1512:Flite Liner
1482:Cub Special
1477:Cub Cruiser
814:Air-Britain
745:Taylor 1982
482:Performance
470:Propellers:
456:Powerplant:
395:38 ft
375:27 ft
1879:Categories
1612:PiperSport
1587:Pathfinder
1407:Challenger
842:January 5,
680:October 2,
631:October 2,
583:References
419:Wing area:
249:O-360-A1H6
1692:Tri-Pacer
1677:Super Cub
1667:Sky Sedan
1662:Sky Cycle
1487:Cub Cycle
1472:Cub Coupe
1447:Chieftain
1402:Caribbean
1027:High wing
1011:Numerical
929:0015-4806
822:1742-996X
769:Moll 1990
607:, p. 106.
464:flat four
393:Wingspan:
367:Capacity:
347:Data from
276:Operators
193:engines.
1741:Military
1712:Vagabond
1682:Tomahawk
1657:Skycoupe
1642:Seminole
1637:Saratoga
1607:PiperJet
1557:Meridian
1517:Flitfire
1502:Enforcer
1462:Comanche
1442:Cheyenne
1417:Cherokee
1362:Aerostar
1239:Mid wing
1128:Low wing
1003:aircraft
547:See also
293:Military
271:engines.
261:engines.
251:engines.
231:Variants
217:Arrow IV
58:Training
1732:Warrior
1652:Sequoya
1582:Papoose
1452:Clipper
1412:Charger
1377:Arapaho
1367:Altaire
1009:Company
430:NACA 65
426:Airfoil
413:Height:
404:⁄
384:⁄
373:Length:
247:or two
88:History
1777:UC-83B
1772:UC-83A
1647:Seneca
1617:Pocono
1592:Pawnee
1572:Navajo
1567:Mojave
1562:Mirage
1552:Malibu
1497:Dakota
1382:Archer
1372:Apache
1286:PA-31T
1205:PA-32R
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213:T-tail
1767:UC-83
1755:USAAF
1751:USAAC
1577:Pacer
1527:Lance
1397:Cadet
1392:Aztec
1387:Arrow
1355:Names
1342:PA-47
1326:PA-60
1321:PA-44
1316:PA-42
1311:PA-41
1306:PA-40
1301:PA-39
1296:PA-35
1291:PA-34
1281:PA-31
1276:PA-30
1271:PA-27
1266:PA-23
1246:PA-21
1230:PA-48
1225:PA-46
1220:PA-38
1215:PA-36
1210:PA-33
1200:PA-32
1195:PA-29
1190:PA-28
1185:PA-26
1180:PA-25
1175:PA-24
1170:PA-10
1150:PWA-8
1145:PWA-6
1140:PWA-1
1119:PA-22
1114:PA-20
1109:PA-19
1104:PA-18
1099:PA-17
1094:PA-16
1089:PA-15
1084:PA-14
1079:PA-12
1074:PA-11
1001:Piper
721:(PDF)
710:(PDF)
361:Crew:
281:Civil
1817:U-11
1807:TG-8
1802:O-59
1797:L-21
1792:L-18
1787:L-14
1759:USAF
1547:M700
1542:M600
1537:M500
1532:M350
1457:Colt
1335:Jets
1165:PA-8
1160:PA-7
1155:PA-6
1135:PT-1
945:ISBN
925:ISSN
900:ISBN
881:ISBN
862:ISBN
844:2021
818:ISSN
729:2008
682:2007
654:ISBN
633:2007
601:ISBN
458:2 ×
434:-415
329:Peru
144:The
104:1976
60:and
54:Type
1855:LBP
1850:LNP
1827:USN
1812:U-7
1782:L-4
1467:Cub
1069:P-4
1064:P-2
1059:P-1
1054:J-5
1049:J-4
1044:J-3
1039:J-2
1034:F-2
505:CAS
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