Whittney Guthrie

History & Purpose John Thorpe designed the Cherokee to compete with the Cessna 172 (1962) Arrow came later (1967) to compete with Mooney Shares an airframe with the Cherokee for economics & students can easily transition into the retractable gear Base price in 1967: $16, Base price in 2012: $414,900.00

Brief Overview 4 passenger, all metal, single engine, low wing Retractable gear: Tricycle 200 hp IO blade constant speed propeller BEW: 1890lbs | Max takeoff: 2750lbs

Fuselage Length: 27’ Width: 3’ 6” Height: 3’ 11” Nowhere near the fineness ratio of 3 Single door located on the passenger side

Wing Span: 35’ 5” Average chord: 4’ 4” Aspect ratio: 8.23 (Relatively low) Area: 170 sq. ft Semi-tapered: Good stall & slow flight NACA: Wing loading: lbs per sq. ft

Empennage Standard vertical stabilizer with rudder Stabilator: Because of absence of downwash from wings Anti-servo tab: Prevents over controlling

Engine IO-360: Injected/Opposed/4 cylinder/361 cu. In. (5.9lt.) 200 hp: Doesn’t require a high performance endorsement Compression ratio: 8.5:1 Air cooled Direct drive 8qt max/2qt min Power loading: hp per lb

Landing Gear Tricycle Retractable Held up by hydraulic pressure But what if it fails? Simple…Simple…

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