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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 48. Chapters: Piper Cherokee, Piper J-3, Piper PA-31 Navajo, Piper PA-24 Comanche, Piper PA-20 Pacer, Piper PA-34 Seneca, Piper PA-32R, Piper PA-46, Piper PA-30 Twin Comanche, Piper PA-18, Piper PA-23, Piper PA-38 Tomahawk, Piper PA-42 Cheyenne, Piper PA-15 Vagabond, Taylor E-2, Piper PA-48 Enforcer, Piper PA-47 PiperJet, Piper PA-11, Piper LBP, Piper PA-44 Seminole, Piper PA-12, Piper PA-25 Pawnee, Piper PA-16 Clipper, Piper J-5, Piper Aerostar, Piper PA-36 Pawnee Brave, Piper PA-8, Piper PA-35 Pocono, Taylor J-2, Piper PA-31T Cheyenne, Piper PA-6, Piper PA-29 Papoose, Piper PA-40 Arapaho, Piper PA-7, Piper PT-1, Piper J-4, Piper PA-14 Family Cruiser, Piper PiperJet Altaire, Chincul SACAIFI. Excerpt: Piper Aircraft, Inc., is a manufacturer of general aviation aircraft, located at the Vero Beach Municipal Airport in Vero Beach, Florida. Along with Beechcraft and Cessna, it is considered one of the "Big Three" in the field of general aviation construction. Between its founding in 1927 and the end of 2009 the company has produced 144,000 aircraft in 160 certified models, of which 90,000 are still flying. Piper Aircraft Company factory in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, with the Piper Cub logo superimposed at the top. Piper Super Cub Piper PA-28-161 Warrior II Piper PA-32-RT-300T Turbo Lance II Piper PA-44-180 SeminoleOriginally 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 a plane crash 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 oilman William T. Piper....