Piper

REVISED: 10/30/08

Piper

1929: William T Piper as principal investor in Taylor Bros Aircraft Co. 1937: Piper Aircraft Corp, Lock Haven PA; 1945: Production line at Ponca City OK. 1948: Assets of the Stinson Division of Convair purchased. 1957: Research and manufacturing facilities established at Vero Beach FL. 1968: New factory in Lakeland FL. March 1969: 88-year-old William T Piper resigned as a director and chairman. May 1969: Piper acquired by Bangor-Punta Corp. 1973: William Piper Jr and Howard "Pug" Piper, the last of the breed, left the company. 1978: Piper acquired Ted Smith Aerostar. 1984: Bangor-Punta and Piper absorbed by Lear-Siegler Corp. All plants except Vero Beach shut down. 1987: Piper Aircraft Corp acquired by Stuart Millar, businessman and pilot. 1987: LoPresti-Piper advanced engineering group established at Vero Beach. 1990: LoPresti-Piper closed down. 1995: New Piper Aircraft Inc, Vero Beach; models in 1996 production: Archer III, Arrow, Malibu Mirage, Saratoga II, Seminole, Seneca, Warrior III. mid-2003: Buyout and recapitalization by American Capital Strategies Ltd.

FACTOID: Piper's major contribution to the military in World War 2 was not, as often assumed, the renowned Cub liaison and trainer, but steel radar masts.

AE SEE HE.

Aerostar SEE PA-60.

Apache, Aztec SEE PA-23.

Arapaho SEE PA-40.

Archer, Arrow SEE PA-28.

C-83 - 3p J-3, -4, and -5 impressed by USAAF as communications aircraft. First designated UC-83, then as L-4 in 1943.

UC-83 1942 = Impressed J-5A. POP: 4 [42-79551/79554], became L-4F.
UC-83A 1942 = Impressed J-3C. POP: 2 [42-79557/79558], became L-4C.
UC-83B 1942 = Impressed J-4E. POP: 1 [42-79555], became L-4E.

Cadet, Charger SEE PA-28.

Cherokee SEE PA-28, -32.

Cheyenne SEE PA-31, -42.

Chieftain SEE PA-31.

Clipper SEE Applegate Amphibian, PA-16.

Colt SEE PA-22.

Comanche SEE PA-24, -30.

Cub SEE F-2, J-2, -3, -4, -5, PA-11.

Dakota SEE PA-12.

Enforcer SEE PA-48.

F-2 Cub 1937 (ATC 525) = Piper manufacture of Taylor F-2 Cub.

Flightliner SEE PA-28.

Piper HE-1 [30197] (Dan Shumaker)

HE, AE 1942 = USN ambulance version of J-5C. POP: 100 as HE-1 [30197/30296]. Became AE-1 in 1943 when the H-designation became specific to helicopters.

Piper J-2 with LeBlond [NC19518] (Frank Rezich coll)

J-2 Cub 1937 (ATC 595) = New manufacture of Taylor J-2 Cub. POP total Taylor and Piper: 1,196.

Piper J-3 "Sport" [NC26792] (1938 Piper ad)

J-3 Cub 1937 (ATC 660, 691, 692, 695, 698) = 2pChwM; initially 40hp Continental A-40; span: 35'3" length: 22'6" load: 422# v: 87/72/32 range: 210. Walter Jamouneau; redesign of Taylor E-2 Cub came to be the most-produced airplane in the world in its era. $1,249; $1,098 in 1939; $995 in 1940. POP: 14,125, plus 5,687 as USAAF L-4, L-14, and O-59; also 253 as USAAF TG-8 gliders (plus 3 as USN XLNP-1); 105 recorded exports to Turkish AF. Group 2 (691 to 698) for higher-powered Continentals and Franklins. SEE The Piper Cub Story

Piper J-3C Spirit of N76 [NC88657] (K O Eckland coll)

J-3C 1938 = 40, 50, or 65hp Continental.
J-3F 1938 = 40, 50, 60, or 65hp Franklin 4AC.
J-3L 1938 = 50, 55, or 65hp Lycoming O-145.
J-3P 1938 = 50hp Lenape Papoose radial. POP: 27.
J-3R 1939 = 65hp Lenape Papoose. POP: 1 [NX21806].
J-3X 1944 = 65hp Continental; cantilever wing; v: 111. POP: 1 [NX42111].

Piper J-4 Peruvian AF 1950 (Sergio de la Puente coll)

J-4 Cub Coupe 1938 (ATC 703) = 2pChwM; 50hp Continental A-50; span: 36'2" length: 22'6" load: 490# v: 93/83/35 range: 325. Walter Jamouneau, Hanford Eckman. Exposed cylinder heads. $1,995; POP: see J-4F.

J-4A 1938 (703) = 65hp Continental A-65. Enclosed cowl. POP: see J-4F.
Piper J-4B [NC21861] (Frank Rezich coll)

J-4B 1939 (ATC 708) = 60hp Franklin 4AC and 65hp 4AC-B2; load: 520# v: 96/85/36 range: 340. Data is for 60hp. $1,935; POP: see J-4F. 19 J-4A and -4B in England were impressed by RAF.
J-4E 1941 (ATC 740) = 75hp Continental A-75; load: 575# v: 105/98/37 range: 460. $2,395; POP: see J-4F.
J-4F 1940 (ATC 721) = 55hp Lycoming O-145; load: 480# v: 95/85/35 range: 340. $1,910. Available with 65hp O-145 (1941). POP total J-4: 1,250, included 1 experimental with 60hp Milwaukee Tank [NX21599].
J-4RX 1939 = 75hp Continental. Experimental William Rose wing with slats, slotted ailerons, flaps. POP: 1 [NX22941].

Piper J-5A [NC28123] (Dan Shumaker)

J-5A Cub Cruiser 1940 (ATC 725) = 3pChwM; 75hp Continental A-65; span: 35'6" length: 22'6" load: 690# v: 95/85/42 range: 300. $1,833; POP: see J-5C.

J-5B 1940 (ATC 725) = 75hp Lycoming O-145. $1,995; POP: see J-5C.
J-5C 1942 (ATC 2-563) = 100hp Lycoming O-235; length: 22'8". POP total J-5: 1,404, included two prototypes [NX24573, NX26071] and 10 civil. To USN as HE-1.
J-5D 1946 = 125hp Lycoming. POP: 1 [NC91902].

L-4, L-59, O-59 Grasshopper - USAAF liaison and ambulance. 2pChwM, same general data as J-3, -4, and -5. Original O-59 designation changed to L-4 in 1942. POP total: 5,673. USN version was NE. One had the distinction of the final WW2 aerial victory in Europe, as the war there was ending, when a rather slow and ungainly dogfight—more of an aerial ballet—between an L-4 and a German Fieseler Fi.156 observation plane took place. USAF Lts Duane Francis and Bill Martin fired their .45 pistols at the German, convincing him to land and surrender.

L-4 1941 = Stock J-3 with 65hp Continental C-65/O-170 with similar specs and data. POP: 4 for preliminary tests as YO-59 [42-460/463], and 140 as O-59 [42-7813/7852 et al], all redesignated, briefly as L-59, finally L-4; plus 6 Mutual Defense exports in 1951 [51-16086/16091].
L-4A 1942 = Modified cabin. POP: 950 [41-15159/15329, 42-36325/36824, -38380/38457, 43-29048/29246], with 649 initially as O-59A.
L-4B 1942 = New radio. POP: 980 [43-0491/1470].
Piper L-4C Restoration [N50784]

L-4C 1942 = Impressed J-3C. POP: 10, plus 2 redesignated from UC-83A [42-79557/79558]. Impressed L-4C, -4D, -4E, -4F and -4G are scattered throughout the block [43-2909/3008] and it would be too space and time intensive to individually sort those registrations. Total impressment: 111, plus 5 more lost in the records somewhere.
L-4D 1943 = Impressed J-3F. POP: 5 as noted above.
L-4E 1943 = Impressed J-4E. POP: 1 as noted above, plus 1 redesignated from UC-83B [42-79555].
L-4F 1943 = Impressed J-5A. POP: 45 as noted above, plus [42-57505] and 5 redesignated from UC-83 [42-79551/79554, -107424].
L-4G 1943 = Impressed J-5B. POP: 41 as noted above.
Piper L-4H Restoration [44-79744] (Dave Stewart)

L-4H 1943 = Equipment changes. POP: 1,801 [43-29247/30547, 44-79545/80044].
L-4J 1942 = J-3C with 65hp Continental and controllable-pitch prop. POP: 1,680.

Piper YL-14 [NX33534] (Curtiss Aldrich coll)

Piper YL-14 [NX33534] (W K Giles via Dan Ford & Jos Heyman)

L-14, YL-14 1945 (ATC 760) = 3pChwM; 125hp Lycoming O-290-3; span: 35'10" length: 23'5" load: 800# v: 115/100/20-38 range: 300; ff: 2/29/45. Modified L-4 with full greenhouse as liaison plane. POP: 1 prototype as YL-14 [NX41552], and 8 L-14 from a USAF order of 850 [45-55525/55574]; the rest were cancelled at war's end. The USAF 8 were surplused as civil [N154YL (or N14YL?)=N414YL, N1057N, NX33534, N33548, N33551, N33533, N41552, N67635]. A ninth was partially constructed [45-55531], surplused as [NC41594], then went to Cuba [CUP18=CUN18] and to Spain, where it was restored 1996-2003 [ECAAP].

It might have been somewhat based on the J-5 but was really a different plane. It had flaps (first Piper to use them) and leading-edge slots. Two pilots in front, dual controls, and an observer's seat in the rear that swiveled for viewing out the back or for writing at a built-in desk. Power off and flaps up, it stalled at 38 mph but with flaps down and power, it stalled at 20! (— Russ Walker 2/18/04)

L-18 - Military version of PA-11 and -18; 90hp continental C-90; span: 35'3" length: 22'5" load: 700# v: 110 ceiling: 13,500'.

L-18A - Projected development of L-4J for Mutual Security program, but none was built.
L-18B 1949 = Data similar to PA-11. POP: 105 to Turkey.
L-18C 1949 = Data similar to PA-18. POP: 838, of which 108 were exported.

L-21 - Military version of PA-18, redesignated as U-7 in 1962.

YL-21 1951 = Enlarged PA-18 for evaluation. POP: 2 [51-6495, -6496].
L-21A, TL-21A 1952 = 125hp Lycoming O-290; span: 35'3" length: 22'7" load: 630# v: 123 range: 770 ceiling: 21,650'. POP: 150 [51-15654/15803], of which some modified with full dual-controls as TL-21A trainer.
L-21B (U-7A) 1953 = 135hp O-290D; many with tandem four-wheel gear for rough-field operations. POP: 584, of which 14 were transferred to other nations under Mutual Aid.

Lance SEE PA-32.

Malibu, Meridian, Mirage SEE PA-46.

Mojave, Navajo SEE PA-31.

NE 1942 = USN version of L-4 as elementary trainers; 65hp Continental O-170; span: 35'3" length: 22'3". POP: 230 NE-1 [26196/26425], 20 NE-2 [29669/29688]. One ship was used for experiments as a potential carry-on by blimps (like a mini-version of the Curtiss Sparrowhawk and USS Akron merger) for long-range sub spotting, but with PBY and PB4Y fitting that role better, the plan was never fully implemented.

O-59, L-59 SEE L-4.

P-1 1941 = 4pChwM; 130hp Franklin 6AC. POP: 1 [NX38300]. Wing design appeared in PA-16.

P-2 1941 = 2pChwM; 60hp Franklin 4AC-171, later 75hp Continental; cowled engine and one-piece hinged door. Would have replaced J-3 in production but for the war. POP: 1 [NX33281].

Piper P-4 [NX38300] (Gifford Bull via Skyways)

P-4 1941 = 4pChwM; 120hp Lycoming O-290. Would have gone into production in 1942 if the war had not interfered. POP: 1 converted from P-1 [NX38300].

Piper PA-6 [NX580] (Dan Shumaker coll)

PA-6 Sky Sedan 1947 = 4pClwM rg; 165hp Continental E-165; span: 34'8" length: 26'0" load: 1040# v: 140/125/50 (?>160/140/49) range: 500 (?>620). All-metal; monocoque fuselage, cantilever wing with trailing-edge flaps. Also tried with 165hp Franklin. POP: 1 [NX580]. Market decline forced cancellation.

Piper PA-7 [NX4500] (Douglas Rolfe coll)

PA-7 Sky Coupe aka PWA-1 (Bradford) 1945 = 2pClwM; 113hp Franklin 4ACG pusher; span: 30'0" v: 110/100/48 range: 532. Twin-boom, twin-tail, tricycle gear. POP: 1 [NX4500].

Piper PA-8 [NX47Y] (Piper)

PA-8 Sky Cycle 1947 = 1pClwM; 55hp Lycoming O-145; span: 20'0" length: 15'8" v: 115/90/45 (?>120/95/55) range: 400. $999; POP: 1 prototype for an economy plane project [NX47Y]. Fuselage made from a surplus F4U Corsair wing tank. Destroyed in a fire at Johnstown PA Vocational School c.1948.

Piper PA-11 [NC209H] (Dan Shumaker)

Piper PA-11 Ag modification [NC209H] (Eddie Coates coll)

PA-11 Cub Special 1945 (ATC 691) = Trainer version of J-3 with 65hp Continental C-65; span: 35'3" length: 22'5" load: 490# v: 100/87/35 range: 325. $2,445; POP: 1,428.

Piper PA-12 (Dan Shumaker)

PA-12 Super Cruiser 1945 (ATC 780) = 2-3pChwM; 100hp Lycoming O-235; span: 35'6" length: 23'1" load: 645# v: 115/105/42 range: 300. $2,995 in 1945, $3,205 in 1947 (both less radio, starter and generator); POP: Lock Haven more than 3,500, Ponca City more than 250 (?>total: 3,758). First around-the-world lightplane flights by City of Washington (p: Clifford Evans) [NX2365M], and City of Los Angeles (p: George Truman) in 1947 [NX3671M].

Piper PA-14 [N5149H] (Roger Cain)

PA-14 Family Cruiser 1948 (ATC 797) = 3-4pChwM; 115hp Lycoming O-235; span: 35'6" length: 23'2" load: 850# v: 123/110/44 range: 500. Redesigned PA-12 with widened cabin. $3,825-2,985; POP: 232.

Piper PA-15 [N4330H] (Eddie Coates)

PA-15 Vagabond 1947 (ATC 800) = 2pChwM; 65hp Lycoming O-145; span: 29'3" length: 18'8" load: 480# v: 102/90/45 range: 300. $1,990; POP: 585 (includes PA-17); ff: 10/29/47. First postwar Piper design, predecesssor of Colt, Clipper, Pacer, and Tri-Pacer.

Piper PA-16 [N5852H] (Joseph Abril)

PA-16 Clipper 1949 (TC 1A1) = 4pChwM; 108hp Lycoming O-235; span: 29'4" length: 20'2" load: 800# v: 120/112/50 range: 480. Stretched version of PA-15. $2,995, POP: 726.

Piper PA-17 [N4835H] (Piper via Eddie Coates coll)

PA-17 Vagabond Deluxe 1948 (ATC 805) = PA-15 with 65hp Continental A-65; load: 500#. $2,195; POP: about 200 before end of production run in 1949.

Piper PA-18 [N6691A]

Piper PA-18 Floats [N1151A]

PA-18 Super Cub 1952 (TC 1A2) = 2pChwM; 95hp Continental C-95; span: 35'3" length: 22'3" load: 700# v: 112/100/42 range: 360 ceiling: 15,750', or 150hp Lycoming O-320; span: 35'3" length: 22'6" load: 820# v: 130/115/43 range: 460 ceiling: 19,000'. $4,195-5,445 in 1954, both available in a Deluxe version with electrical system and other refinements for $4,780-5,745; POP: 7,081, plus 1,688 to USAF as L-18, and L-21 with 125hp O-290; 243 recorded as PA-18T.

PA-18A 1952 = Agricultural model with 125hp Lycoming O-290; load: 655# v: 123/100/38 range: 250, or 150hp O-320. $5,595-5,895 in 1954, less dispersal equipment (.

PA-19 c.1952 = PA-18 to Army as L-18C. POP: 1.

Piper PA-20

PA-20 Pacer 1950 (TC 1A4) = PA-16 with 125hp Lycoming O-235 or O-290-D; span: 29'3" length: 20'5" load: 825# v: 125/112/50. Flaps, control wheel and other improvements. $3,298; POP: 1,119. Original Clipper designation was changed because of objections from PanAm Airlines, who claimed prior rights to the name. Transcontinental, non-stop lightplane record of 23h:4m:31s in May 1951 (p: Max Conrad).

PA-21 1949 - Factory designation applied to a purchased Baumann B-250 Brigadier [NX/N30025] c/n 1 to be used for evaluation. Piper acquired rights with a stipulation agreeing not to manufacture the design, or any variant of it, with pusher engines—Baumann retained those rights. Wings were redesigned for tractor engines in late 1949, but the project was cancelled when completion was judged as financially impractical. The plane went to a local school instead.

Piper PA-22-150 [N7634D] (Mark Coffman)

PA-22 Caribbean, Colt, Tri-Pacer 1951 (TC 1A6) = PA-20 with 125hp Lycoming O-290-D; span: 29'4" length: 20'3" load: 975# v: 135/125/48. Also with 135hp O-290-D2 and 150hp O-320.

Piper PA-22 Colt in Perú [OB-600] (Sergio de la Puente)
Piper Colt [N5088Z] (Piper)

Colt 1960 = Tri-gear, 2p trainer version 108hp Lycoming O-235-C1B; span: 30'0" length: 20'0" load: 710#. $4,995-6,995 for Standard, Custom, and Super Custom models in 1962. POP: 1,822 (?>1,827).
Tri-Pacer, Caribbean 1951 (TC 1A6) = Tricycle gear; steerable nosewheel; 125hp Lycoming O-235; length: 20'6" load: 945# v: 135/123/48 ceiling: 15,000'. $6,825-8,375 for Standard, Custom, and Super Custom models in 1954; EDO floats option for $2,435. Repowered with 135hp O-235 in 1952 and baggage door added; 160hp O-320B in 1958. Deluxe Caribbean with 150hp O-320 in 1954; $8,395 (1959). POP: 7,668.

PA-23 Apache, Aztec (TC1A10) - Although the idea for Apache originated in early 1951, it wasn't until Piper's acquisition of the Twin Stinson [N1953A] (qv below) that work began on a prototype. The Stinson's fabric covering was replaced by metal and there was a major redesign from the cabin aft, including a single tail. Power was upgraded to two 150hp Lycoming 0-320-A, and prototype [N23P] c/n 23-1 took wing on 7/29/53. There followed a second prototype [N1000P] c/n 23-2, and issuance of a TC on 1/29/54. Became the 6p Aztec series in 1959.

Apache 150 1953 = 4pClwM rg; two 150hp Lycoming O-320; span: 37'0" length: 27'1" load: 1340# range: 720. $32,000; POP: 1,231.
Piper Apache 160 [N3454P] (Piper)

Apache 160 1955 = Two 160hp Lycoming O-320-B; load: 1570# range: 1250. POP: 816.
Apache 235 1962 = Swept tail. Two Lycoming 235hp O-540-B1A5; span: 37'2" length: 27'7" range: 1185. POP: 119. Became Aztec 235.
Aztec 250 1959 = 5-6p with two 250hp Lycoming O-540-A1D5; span: 37'3" length: 30'3" load: 1900# v: 216/190/68 range: 885 ceiling: 21,000'. POP: 481.
Piper Aztec B [N5000Y] (Piper)

Aztec B 1960 = POP: 584; plus 20 to USN as UO-1.
Aztec C 1962 = POP: 1,357.
Aztec D 1968 = Long nose with baggage compartment. POP: 492. Export model to South America and Africa.
Aztec E 1970 = POP: 1,020.
Aztec F 1975 = Two 250hp Lycoming IO-540-C4B5; span: 37'4" length: 31'2" load: 1822# v: 291/244/81 range: 885-1317 ceiling: 17,600'. $141,415 (1977); POP: 714. As Turbo Aztec F with TIO-540-C1A.

PA-24 Comanche - 4-6pClwM rg; 180hp Lycoming O-360-A1A; span: 36'0" length: 24'8" load: 1075# v: 167/160/58 range: 920.

-180 1957 = POP: 1,143.
Piper PA-24-250 [N6415P] (Eddie Coates)

-250 1957 = 250hp Lycoming O-540-A; length: 24'10" load: 1200# v: 190/181/64 range: 780. POP: 2,537, of which 1 to Ed Swearingen for conversion as XPA-33P
-260 1956 = 6p with 260hp IO-540; load: 1427# v: 195/185/67 range: 735 ceiling: 19,500'; ff: 5/24/56. POP: 907 (?>1,028).
-400 1964 = POP: 148.

Piper PA-25 [N9101D] (Piper via Ron Dupas coll)

PA-25 Pawnee - Agricultural applicator. 1pClwM; span: 36'2" length: 24'9" v: 177-200.

-150 1958 = 150hp Lycoming O-320. POP: 731.
-235 1962 = 235hp Lycoming O-540-B25B. POP: 2,906 (?>3,650).
-260 1967 = 260hp Lycoming O-540-E. POP: 251 (?>634).

PA-28 Arrow, Cadet, Charger, Cherokee, Warrior - 2-4pClwM.

Piper Cherokee 140 [N6000W] (Piper)

-140, -140-4 Cherokee (TC 2A13) 1964 = 2pClwM; 140hp Lycoming; span: 30'0" length: 23'4" load: 970# v: 139/130/54 ceiling: 14,300'. 140-4 was 4p with 150hp Lycoming O-320 in 1965. POP: 6,442 (?>10,086 total 140s).
-140 Flightliner 196? = No data.
-140B, 140C 1966 = 150hp Lycoming O-320E; load: 830# v: 142/133/54 range: 535 ceiling: 14,300'. 140C in 1970 with cosmetic improvements.
Piper Cherokee 150 [N18LV] (Eric Paslick)

-150 Cherokee 1960 (?>1961) = 150hp Lycoming O-320-A2A. POP: 300.
Piper Warrior [N47426] (Eric Paslick)

-151 Cherokee Warrior 1974 = 150hp Lycoming O-320; span: 35'0" length: 23'10" load: 1025# v: x/135/59 range: 630 ceiling: 12,700'. New wing with tapered outer panels. POP: 1,900.
-160 Cherokee aka Cherokee C 1961 = 160hp Lycoming O-320-D2A. POP: 810.
Piper Cherokee 161 [N2088D] (Darrell Loosemore)

-161 Warrior II 1977 = Tapered wing. 160hp Lycoming O-320-D3G; span: 350" length: 23'10" load: 1088# v: 146/120/x range: 730 ceiling: 11,000'; ff: 8/27/76. POP: 3,019.
-161 Warrior II Cadet 1988 = Trainer version of Warrior II. POP: 356 by 1996.
-161 Warrior III 1995 = 28v electric. POP: 27 by 1996.
Piper Cherokee 180 [N7613W] (Piper)
Piper Cherokee 180R [N4646J] (Eric Paslick)
Piper Cherokee 180S EDO floats [N7375W]

-180, 180R Cherokee (aka D), 180S Arrow 1962 = 180hp Lycoming O-360-A3A; length: 23'6 v: 152 range: 845. POP: 4,477 as 180, 1,118 as 180R.
-180 Cherokee Arrow I 1960 = Cherokee with rg; 180hp Lycoming IO-360-B1E; load: 1120# v: 170/162/x range: 995 ceiling: 15,000'. POP: 1,161.
-180 Cherokee Challenger 1972 (<1973) = No data.
Piper PA-28-181 [N28907] (William T Larkins)

-181 Archer 1974 = Archer with upgraded avionics.
-181 Archer II 1976 = Tapered Warrior II wing. 180hp Lycoming O-360; span: 35'0" length: 24'0" load: 998# v: 147/119/61.
-181 Archer III 1995 = span: 35'6" load: 911# v: 148/x/56 range: 550. $144,900.
-200R, Arrow II 1969 = 200hp IO-360-C1C; load: 1150# v: 176/166/64 range: 810 ceiling: 16,800'. POP: 2,850.
-201R, Arrow III 19?? = 30'0" Archer II wing. POP: 491.
R201T, Turbo Arrow III 1976 = 200hp Continental TSIO-360-F. POP: 793.
RT201, Turbo IV 1979 = TSIO-360-F; span: 35'0" length: 25'0" v: 282 range: 830.
-235 Charger, Cherokee 1962 = 4pClwM; 235hp Lycoming O-540-B4B; length: 23'9" load: 1465# v: 169/159/61 (?>161/152/65) range: 990 (?>905) ceiling: 12,000'; ff: 5/9/62. POP: 1,384.
Piper Charger [N2673T] (Piper)

-235 Charger, Pathfinder 1972 = 5" increase in fuselage length. Renamed Pathfinder in 1974. POP: 712.
Piper Cherokee 235B [N8500W] (Piper)

-235B Cherokee 197? = No data.
-236 Dakota 1978 = Refined Pathfinder with the tapered wing of Warrior and 235hp Lycoming O-540-J3A5D. POP: 851.
-236 Turbo Dakota 1979 = 200hp Continental TSIO-360-FB.

PA-28R-300, Pillan 1981 = 2p military trainer developed for ENEAR in Chile. 300hp Lycoming IO-540; span: 28'11" length: 26'3" load: 900# v: 194/186/72 range: 590. POP: 122 assembled in Chile.

Piper PA-29 [N2900M] (Aviation Week via Ron Dupas)

PA-29 Papoose 1962 = 2pClwM; 108hp Lycoming O-235C; span: 25'0" length: 20'8" load: 700# v: 130. Airframe of fiberglass reinforced plastic construction. Its paper-honeycomb stabilizing material proved to be vulnerable to humidity, and the project was dropped. POP: 1 [N2900M].

Piper PA-30 [N7758Y] (Piper Co)

PA-30 Twin Comanche 1962 = 4-6pClwM rg; two 160hp Lycoming IO-320-B; span: 36'0" length: 25'2" load: 1440# v: 205/194/65 range: 948-1200; ff: 11/7/62. POP: 2,001.

PA-30C, Turbo Twin Comanche C 1968 = Two 160hp TSIO-320-C1A.

PA-31 Cheyenne, Chieftain, Mojave, Navajo - 6-8pClwM rg.

Navajo 1964 = Two 310hp Lycoming TIO-540-A2C; span: 40'8" length: 32'8" load: 2740# v: 263/250/72 range: 1316; ff: 9/x/64. POP: 1,785.
Piper PA-31-325 [N4o73M] (Eddie Coates)

-325 Navajo C/R 196? = Counter-rotating props, nacelle baggage compartments.
-325P Navajo 1970 = Pressurized version.
Piper PA-31-350 (Hawkair)

-350 Chieftain 1970 = Essentially Navajo with a 2' fuselage extension and room for 10 seats. Two 350hp Lycoming L/TIO-540. Initially designated Navajo II. POP: 1,848, included 21 T-1020 airliner versions.
PA-31P Mojave 1970 = Essentially Navajo with a pressurized cabin. Two 425hp Lycoming TIGSI-540; span: 44'8" length: 36'7" load: 2455# v: 283/271/83 range: 1220. POP: 309.
PA-31T Cheyenne I 1974 = Two 500hp P&W PT6A turbines; span: 40'8" length: 34'8" load: 3850# v: 302/286/83 range: 1255; ff: 8/20/69. POP: 198.
Cheyenne IA 1983 = span 42'8" length: 34'8". POP: 17.
Cheyenne II 1978 = Two 620hp Canada-P&W PT6A-2B; v: x/327/87 range: 1510. POP: 632, including 24 T-1040 airliner versions.

PA-32 Cherokee 6, Lance, Saratoga 1963 = 6-7pClwM; span: 32'9" length: 27'8"; ff: 12/6/63. Optional floats and skis.

Piper PA-32-260 [N300JA] (Eric Paslick)

-260 6B 1968 = 260hp Lycoming O-540-E; load: 1694# v: 166/158/63 range: 950 ceiling: 14,500'. $21,900; POP: 1,172.

-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)
Piper PA-32-300 [N3527X] (Darrell Loosemore)

-300 6B 1968 = 300hp Lycoming IO-540-K1G with constant-speed prop; load: 1601# v: 179/168/63 range: 850-962 ceiling: 16,250'. $22,900-24,900; POP: 765.
-300 Lance 1976 = 6-7ClwM rg; 300hp Lycoming IO-540-K1G5; span: 32'11" length: 27'8" load: 1690# v: 193/185/71 range: 1105; ff: 8/30/74. POP: 2,881 by 1996.
-32RT-300 Lance II 1978 = T-tail and IO-540-K1G5D.
Piper Turbo Lance [N359637] (Tim McCandless)

-32RT-300T Turbo Lance II 1978 = T-tail, 300hp Lycoming TIO-540-S1AD; v: 223/211/70.
-301 Saratoga 1980 = Semi-tapered wing, lLow tail. 300hp Lycoming IO-540. POP: 544.
-301T Turbo Saratoga 1980 = 300hp Lycoming turbocharged TIO-540.

PA-33 Comanche 1967 = 6pClwM rg; 260hp Lycoming TIO-540. Pressurized version of PA-24, modified by Swearingen. POP: 1 as XPA-33P [N4600Y].

PA-34 Seneca - 6-7pClwM rg.

Piper PA-34-200 [N424WT] (Eddie Coates)

-200 1972 = Two 200hp Lycoming IO-360; span: 38'11" length: 28'6" load: 1600# v: 198/183/68 range: 940-1130 ceiling: 20,000'. POP: 933.
Piper PA-34-200T [N47448] (Darrell Loosemore)

-200T II 1975 = Two 200hp Continental TSIO-360-E; v: 229/221/69 range: 578-700 ceiling: 25,000'. POP: 2,588.
-200T III, IV, V 1981 = Two 220hp Continental TSIO-360. POP: 1,089 by 1996.

PA-35 Pocono 1968 = 16pClwM rg; two 475hp Lycoming TIO-720; span: 51'0" length: 39'3" load: 4600# v: 242/216/80 range: 800. POP: 1 [N3535C].

Piper PA-36 [N9961C]

PA-36 Pawnee II, Pawnee Brave 1971 = 1pClwM agricultural aircraft; 285hp Continental Tiara, later 300hp Lycoming IO-540 or 375hp IO-720; span: 38'10" length: 26'10" load: 2200# v: 148/142/62 range: 455. POP: 923.

Piper PA-38 [N2606B] (Eddie Coates)

PA-38 Tomahawk 1978 = 2pClwM basic trainer; 112hp Lycoming O-235; span: 34'0" length: 23'1" load: 606# v: 131/126/53 range: 402. T-tail. POP: 2,519.

PA-40 Arapaho 1973 = 6pClwM; two 160hp Lycoming IO-320; span: 36'5" length: 25'2" load: 1460# v: 201/181/69 range: 1115. Intended to replace Twin Comanche. POP: 3.

PA-42 Cheyenne - 7pClwM rg; two 500hp P&W PT6A;

1A 197? = span: 40'8" length: 12'10" load: 3846# v: x/296/83 ceiling: 29,000'. $1,124,117.
II 197? = No data.
III 1980 = 6-11pClwM rg. Pressurized version of II with T-tail. Two 720hp P&W PT6A; span: 47'6" length: 43'4" load: 4895# v: 346/335/101 range: 2240. Initially equipped with 680hp PT6A. POP: 149.
IV 1985 = Two 1000hp Garrett TPE331; v: x/406/97. Renamed Cheyenne 400. POP: 43.

PA-44 Seminole - 4pClwM rg. T-tail.

Piper PA-44-180 [N556PA] (William T Larkins)

-180 1979 = Two 180hp Lycoming L/O-360; span: 38'7" length: 27'7" load: 1500# v: 194/192/64 range: 915. POP: 408.
Piper PA-44-180T Seminole (New Piper Corp)

-180T 1981 = Two 180hp Lycoming L/TI-360; v: 226/212/65 range: 820. POP: 86 by 1996.

PA-46 Malibu - 6pClwM rg. Pressurized cabin.

1984 = 310hp Continental TSIO-520; span: 43'0" length: 28'5" load: 1660# v: 271/249/67 range: 1555. POP: 398.
Piper PA-46-350 [N502EU] (Eddie Coates)

-350P 1989 = 350hp Lycoming TIO-540; v: 268/260/70 range: 1450. POP: 276 by 1996.
Piper Mirage [N621CA] (Tim McCandless)

Mirage 1998 = 350hp Lycoming TIO-540-AE; span: 43'0" length: 28'11" load: 1238# v: x/245/67 ceiling: 25,000'. $799,600.
-500 Meridian 1998 = 1029hp P&W PT6A-42A; length: 29'6" ff: 8/17/98 (p: David Schwartz). First delivery in late 2000.

Piper PA-48 [N481PE] (USAF Museum)

PA-48 Enforcer 1971 = Close-support fighter prototypically designed by Cavalier Aircraft Co, Sarasota FL (SEE Trans-Florida) based on modified P-51 airframe. 1pClwM rg; 2445hp (?>2535hp) Lycoming YT-55-L-9 turboprop; span: 41'4" length: 34'2" load: 5680# v: 363 range: 900 ceiling: 25,000'; ff: 4/29/71. David Lindsay (Cavalier). Was never in the Air Force inventory, hence was not given an official military designation or a USAF s/n. POP: 2 prototypes [N201PE, N481PE]; the first crashed in flight testing 7/12/71, the latter went to USAF Museum.

Piper PA-60 Aerostar [N6901X] (AOPA coll)

PA-60 Aerostar 1978 = Ted Smith Aerostar produced by Piper after acquiring the Aerostar line of aircraft in 1978. POP: 519, most of them produced in the old Ted Smith factory in Santa Maria CA.

Papoose SEE PA-29.

Pawnee SEE PA-36.

Pocono SEE PA-35.

Piper PT-1 [NX4300] (Frank Rezich coll)

Piper PT-1 [NX4300]

PT-1 aka XPT 1943 = Primary trainer. 2pClwM rg (manual); 130hp Franklin 6AC-298; span: 35'3" length: 22'10" load: 675# v: 150/135/50 range: 600-700 ceiling: 12,400'. David Long. POP: 1 prototype [NX4300].

PWA-1 SEE PA-7.

Saratoga SEE PA-32.

Seminole SEE PA-44.

Seneca SEE PA-34.

Sky Coupe SEE PA-7.

Sky Sedan SEE PA-6.

Super Cub SEE PA-18.

Super Cruiser SEE PA-12.

Piper Twin Stinson [N1953A] (Dan Shumaker coll)

Piper Twin Stinson [N1953A] (Tom Heitzman coll)

Twin Stinson 1952 = 4pClwM rg; two 125hp Lycoming 0-290-D; span: 37'3" length: 31'2". Steel-tube construction with fabric-covered fuselage and outer wing panels; tricycle gear. Forerunner of Apache was acquired in a partial merger of companies in 1952. POP: 1 [N1953A] c/n 23-01; ff: 3/2/52 (p: Jay Myers). Flight tests at Piper revealed engine cooling problems— it was underpowered and suffered in single-engine handling as well—so 150hp Lycomings were installed with full-feathering props. Original twin tail was replaced by a single tail from a PA-6 and other features were modified to bring up prototype PA-23.

Tomahawk SEE PA-38.

U-7 SEE L-21.

Piper U-11A (Antique Aircraft Assn coll)

UO-1, U-11A 1960 = USN adaptation of PA-23 Aztec, redesignated as U-11A in 1962. 5pClwM with two 250hp Lycoming O-540-A1D5; span: 37'3" length: 30'3" load: 1900# v: 216/190/68 ceiling: 21,000'. POP: 20 [149050/149069].

Vagabond SEE PA-15, -17.

Warrior SEE PA-28.