three engined Cherokee Six XPA-32

Wiley wrote:
Would like to see any photos anyone might have of this oddball. I only
know of it's existence because of the Piper family tree poster at a
local avionics shop. Apparently it was a Six with four cyl. Lyc's
grafted on the wings.


source: http://www.aerofiles.com/_piper.html

PA-32 Cherokee 6, Lance, Saratoga 1963
span: 32'9"; length: 27'8"; ff: 12/6/63. Optional floats and
skis.

-260 6B 1968 = 260hp Lycoming O-540-E; load: 1694# v: 166/158/63
range: 950 ceiling: 14,500'.

--- -260 Tri-motor? = Yes, the PA-32 Tri-motor sat next to one of
the Piper hangars at Vero Beach FL. I used to see it there when
I was ferrying new airplanes in the early '70s. A Cherokee 6-260
with, I believe, Lycoming O-360s on the wings, it was explained
to me as the proof-of-concept for the PA-34 Seneca.
(- Bob Bailey 12/13/02)