1937
C. Gilbert Taylor and his brother had first established the Taylor Brothers Aviation Corporation in ...
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To compete with the expanding range of lightplanes offered by other aircraft manufacturers, Piper produced ...
1938
1940
After the end of World War II the demand for civil lightplanes seemed for a ...
1945
With the end of World War II in sight, Piper made preparations for large-scale production ...
The only prototype built flew for the first time in 1945.
1947
Despite the fact that Piper had developed the PA-12 Super Cruiser as a three-seat ...
The first flush of sales success which followed the end of World War II was ...
The prototype flew in 1947. Market decline forced cancellation. One built.
The only prototype flew in 1947. Destroyed in a fire in 1948.
1949
Certainly the most famous product of the Piper Company, the original version of the Piper ...
Under the designation Piper PA-20 Pacer, the company began production in 1950 of an updated version ...
1950
1951
In 1951 Piper introduced its Piper PA-22 Tri-Pacer, basically a version of the PA-20 ... read more ...
On 2 March 1952 Piper flew the prototype of a new twin-engine aircraft which it ...
1952
1956
On 24 May 1956 Piper flew the prototype of a new single-engine four-seat cabin monoplane ...
The rapid expansion of Piper's operations in the 1950s meant that new facilities were soon ...
1957
1960
It is unlikely that when Piper first flew the prototype of the four-seat Piper PA-28-150 ...
When the decision was made to end production of the Piper PA-23 Apache, the ...
1963
On 6 December 1963 Piper flew the prototype of a six-seat version of the PA-28 ...
On 30 September 1964 Piper flew the prototype of a new twin-engine executive aircraft which ...
1964
1971
The Piper PA-48 Enforcer is a turboprop-powered light close air support/ ground attack aircraft. It ...
For 1972 Piper introduced the six/seven-seat Piper PA-34 Seneca which, basically, was a twin-engine version ...
1972
Piper announced in 1972 a completely new version of the PA-25 Pawnee agricultural aircraft ...
A significant advance in the Navajo family came on 22 October 1973 when Piper flew ...
1973
1977
Following certification on 20 December 1977, Piper introduced for 1978 a completely new two-seat trainer/utility ...
On 21 February 1978 Piper announced a new low-cost twin-engined four-seat cabin monoplane designated Piper ...
1978
1980
On 30 June 1980 Piper began production deliveries of a new version of the read more ...
Piper announced in late 1982 the intention to introduce in late 1983 a new aircraft ...
1983
