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Piper Aircraft, Inc. is a manufacturer of general aviation aircraft, located at the Vero Beach Regional Airport in Vero Beach, Florida, United States and owned since 2009 by the Government of Brunei. Throughout much of the mid-to-late 20th century, it was considered to be one of the "Big Three" in the field of general aviation manufacturing, along with Beechcraft and Cessna.[2]
Between its founding in 1927 and the end of 2009, the company produced 144,000 aircraft in 160 certified models, of which 90,000 are still flying
Piper's J-3 Cub, a single-engine, high-wing, two-seater, was the first inexpensive training aircraft produced in large numbers. Many former military examples were sold to civilian owners over the 1950-1995 period and seem certain to see many more years in recreational use.
The PA-28 Cherokee has been one of the company's most successful products. Both this design and the twin-engined PA-34 Seneca are used for pilot training around the world. The PA-23 Apache was one of the first aircraft associated with the term "air taxi", although it was superseded in that role by faster and more spacious designs from competitors Beechcraft and Cessna.
On 21 January 2010 the company announced it had licensed the CZAW SportCruiser and intended to market it as the PiperSport. Piper CEO Kevin Gould said, "The PiperSport is an amazing entry-level aircraft that will bring new customers into Piper and lead the way for those customers to step up into more sophisticated and higher performance aircraft within our line over time." In January 2011, the licensing agreement with Piper was abruptly ended with Piper CEO Geoffrey Berger saying "the company has a different business perspective and approach to the market than Czech Sport Aircraft"
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| Company type | State-owned enterprise |
| Industry | General aviation |
| Founded | 1927; 97 years ago in Rochester, New York |
| Founders | William Piper Clarence TaylorGordon Taylor |
| Headquarters | Vero Beach, Florida,United States |
| Key people | John Calcagno (President and CEO since April 2021),Danny Markford (Vice President and Chief Financial Officer) |
| Products | Light aircraft |
| Owner | Brunei Ministry of Finance |
| Website | www |
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Piper J-3 Cub / PA-12 Super Cruiser / PA-18 Super Cub / PA-23 Apache / PA-24 Comanche / Piper PA-25 Pawnee /
Piper PA-28 Cherokee / PA-30 Twin Comanche / PA-34 Seneca / PA-44 Seminole / Piper Aerostar / Piper PA46 Malibou /
Taylor L-2/L-44 Grasshopper / Piper Piperjet / Piper PA-42 / Taylorcraft E-2 Cub / Eneart T35 Pilan
Taylorcraft aircraft
The company was founded as the Taylor Brothers Aircraft Manufacturing Company in September 1927 by Clarence Gilbert Taylor and Gordon A. Taylor in Rochester, New York. The company was renamed Taylor Brothers Aircraft Corporation in April 1928, shortly before Gordon Taylor died in an aircraft accident on April 24, 1928. The company was enticed to move to Bradford, Pennsylvania, with the promise of larger facility and investment capital from local businessmen, including an initial investment of $400 from local oil industry engineer William T. Piper. The move was completed in September 1929. Piper Aircraft, Inc., is a manufacturer of general aviation aircraft, located at the Vero Beach Municipal Airport in Vero Beach, Florida, United States and owned since 2009 by the Government of Brunei. Along with Beechcraft and Cessna, it was at one time considered one of the "Big Three" in the field of general aviation manufacturing. Between its founding in 1927 and the end of 2009, the company produced 144,000 aircraft in 160 certified models, of which 90,000 are still flying.
Piper Aircraft, Inc. is a manufacturer of general aviation aircraft,
Piper J-3 Cub is an American light aircraft that was built between 1938 and 1947
.jpg) A former-military L-4H Grasshopper in 1990 |
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| Type | Trainer/light aircraft |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Piper Aircraft |
| Designer | C. G. Taylor Walter Jamouneau |
| Number built | 19,888 (US built) 150 (Canadian-built) 253 TG-8 gliders |
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| Manufactured | 1938–1947 |
| First flight | 1938 |
| Developed from | Taylor Cub Taylor J-2 |
| Variants | PA-11 Cub Special PA-15 Vagabond PA-16 Clipper PA-18 Super Cub |
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