"Bob Chilcoat" wrote in message ...
According to "The Cherokee Tribe" by Terry Lee Rodgers (Cherokee Pilots'
Association, no date given), the Arrow 180 and 200 has a fuselage length of
24' 2" through 1971. The Arrow II has a length of 24' 7" starting in 1972.
The Arrow III has a length of 27'! I have trouble believing that last
number. Any Arrow III owners able to confirm that the tapered-wing Arrows
are over two feet longer?


Terry used the manufacturing years instead of the model years. In
order to avoid confusion, the 5 inch fuselage stretch began with the
'73 model year, some of which were manufactured in late '72.

For the OP, this 5 inch stretch was almost entirely confined to the
back seat area. There is a big difference in rear seat legroom when
you go from a '72 model to a '73 model. And BTW, the -140 fuselage was
never stretched, so they all have crappy rear seat legroom, even after
'73.

I'm not sure if the 27' length for the Arrow III is correct. I'm
suspecting that the increase in overall length might have something to
do with the T-tail that was introduced with the III model. I believe
it sits back farther since it's mounted on the top of a rear-slaning
vertical stab. I know that interior space from the Arrow II to the
Arrow III was not noticably different.

John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180)