Piper Archer and Warrior

RobertM

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Oct 21, 2002, 9:07:21 PM10/21/02

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Ok what is the difference between a Archer and a warrior? I looked at a
panel picture of the Archer and it looks the same as a Warrior?

EatenByAGrue

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Oct 21, 2002, 9:17:33 PM10/21/02

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I think its mainly a horsepower thing. I've flown both, and besides the
greater HP and better useful load in the Archer, they seem like practically
the same plane.

I was pretty impressed with the Archer, btw. Something like 700lbs payload
with full fuel.

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Roy Smith

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Oct 21, 2002, 9:28:32 PM10/21/02

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"RobertM" <Rob...@netnitco.net> wrote:
> Ok what is the difference between a Archer and a warrior? I looked at a
> panel picture of the Archer and it looks the same as a Warrior?

The Warrior is basicly an Archer with a 160 HP engine (instead 180).

Mike Granby

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Oct 21, 2002, 9:21:50 PM10/21/02

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"RobertM" <Rob...@netnitco.net> wrote:

> Ok what is the difference between a Archer and a Warrior?

1/ Archers have 180hp engine, while the Warrior* has 150hp or 160hp.

2/ Older Archers have Hershey Bar wing. Warriors have semi-tapered wing.

3/ Archers have better equipment, such as electric trim, an auto-pilot, etc.

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* Unless it's had an engine upgrade, like mine!

Mike Granby

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Oct 21, 2002, 9:26:52 PM10/21/02

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Roy Smith

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Oct 21, 2002, 9:32:45 PM10/21/02

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"Mike Granby" <mi...@mikeg.net> wrote:
> 2/ Older Archers have Hershey Bar wing. Warriors have semi-tapered wing.

Was there ever a model called "Archer" that had the Hershey Bar wing? I
thought the tapered wing went with the change in model name from
"Cherokee 180" to "Archer".

Bob Noel

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Oct 21, 2002, 9:51:57 PM10/21/02

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In article <roy-183853.2...@reader1.panix.com>, Roy Smith
<r...@panix.com> wrote:

> > 2/ Older Archers have Hershey Bar wing. Warriors have semi-tapered wing.
>
> Was there ever a model called "Archer" that had the Hershey Bar wing? I
> thought the tapered wing went with the change in model name from
> "Cherokee 180" to "Archer".

The Archer has the Hershey Bar wing, the Archer II & III have the tapered
wing. The 1974 and 1975 model years of the pa-28-180 is the Archer.

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Bob Noel

Mike Granby

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Oct 21, 2002, 9:52:34 PM10/21/02

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"Roy Smith" <r...@panix.com> wrote:

> Was there ever a model called "Archer" that had the Hershey
> Bar wing? I thought the tapered wing went with the change in
> model name from "Cherokee 180" to "Archer".

The original Archers were PA-28-180s with the Hershey Bar wing. The wing was
longer than the earlier Cherokee aircraft, but was basically the same
design. When the Archer II was introduced, the semi-tapered wing from the
Warrior was used, and the aircraft became the PA-28-181. The Archer name is
thus used on aircraft with both types of wing, while Warriors only have the
newer wing.

Roy Smith

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Oct 21, 2002, 10:39:10 PM10/21/02

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"Mike Granby" <mi...@mikeg.net> wrote:
> The original Archers were PA-28-180s with the Hershey Bar wing. The wing was
> longer than the earlier Cherokee aircraft, but was basically the same
> design. When the Archer II was introduced, the semi-tapered wing from the
> Warrior was used, and the aircraft became the PA-28-181. The Archer name is
> thus used on aircraft with both types of wing, while Warriors only have the
> newer wing.

Thanks for the correction.

highflyer

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Oct 24, 2002, 12:09:46 PM10/24/02

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RobertM wrote:
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> Ok what is the difference between a Archer and a warrior? I looked at a
> panel picture of the Archer and it looks the same as a Warrior?

That is a good question. What is the difference between a 172 and a
Skyhawk? :-)

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