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Piper Aircraft

When C. Gilbert and Gordon Taylor, partners in the Taylor Brothers Aircraft Company tried to raise capital to promote a new airplane, they caught the attention of a local oilman, William T. Piper. The name Piper has gone on to become synonymous with general aviation aircraft for generations.
The Taylor brothers had moved from Rochester , New York to Bradford , Pennsylvania in 1929. Similar to another general aviation aircraft company at that time, Cessna , the Taylor Brothers had difficulties keeping their doors open during the Depression. Trying to raise money for their new design, the E-2, the Taylor Brothers were unsuccessful, and soon closed their doors and declared bankruptcy in 1931.
Piper bought up the assets of the company as well as the rights to the plane for $600, and the Taylor company reopened. With a stronger engine, the E-2 Cub started to sell, and 200 airplanes were sold in 1935. In 1937 the Bradford , Pennsylvania plant burned down. William T. Piper relocated the manufacturing to Lock Haven, Pennsylvania and renamed the company the Piper Aircraft Corporation.
Starting in 1938, Piper's signature plane, the J-3 Cub hit the market. Initially designed with a 40 horsepower engine, variants included a 50 and 65 horsepower engine. The Piper Cub served as a trainer for many pilots who became military pilots during World War II.
By the time production of the Piper Cub halted in 1947, over 14,000 J-3 and L-4s airplanes had been sold.
Piper Aircraft Corporation declared bankruptcy in 1991 and closed its doors. Reorganized in 1995, New Piper Aircraft Inc. today has a significant share of the general aviation airplanes on the market. Some of the significant models in production are the PA-28, PA-32, PA-44 and the PA-46.
The single engine PA-28, generically dubbed �Cherokee,� was first introduced in 1960. It's initial model, Archer, exists today in the Archer III variant. Two other models within the PA-28 classification are the Warrior III and the Arrow.
The PA-32, the Cherokee Six, is a six cylinder single engine airplane capable of seating six people. Two variants are the Saratogo II HP and the turbocharged Saratogo II TC.
The PA-44 Seminole is a twin-engine trainer airplane and seats four people.
PA-46, the Malibu is a six-seat single piston pressurized cabin class airplane. The Mirage and the Meridian are the two variants currently being offered.

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