Piper developed a single-engine Very Light Jet (VLJ) with the engine mounted on the vertical stabilizer for simplicity, avoiding complex fuselage challenges and exhaust issues. The unique top-mounted ...

Visitors to the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) convention in Atlanta in October got the first public look at the results of a major transformation from the original proof-of-concept ...

Piper Aircraft is often considered to be one of the "Big Three" of general aviation aircraft manufacturers. Piper finds itself alongside the other two general aviation aircraft manufacturers of the ...

Based on nearly 20h of flight testing and hundreds of windtunnel runs, Piper Aircraft is homing in on the final aerodynamic design of its new $2.2 million single-engined PiperJet, scheduled for first ...

Piper Aicraft completed the first run of the Williams FJ44-3A engine mounted in the vertical tail of the PiperJet proof-of-concept airplane and began initial taxi tests (BA, June 23/287). “For the ...

While we’ve enjoyed our HondaJet which we use to link our transcontinental Gizmodo team together (I’m lying), we’ve grown tired of that and are now ready for our PiperJet, a single-engine, ...

Piper Aircraft today is introducing its evolved and renamed PiperJet Altaire, showing a mockup of the redesigned fuselage and cabin interior and describing The newly named Piper Altaire has abandoned ...

Piper Aircraft has decided to pursue a mid-2013 service-entry date for its first jet. The single-engined six-seat PiperJet had been scheduled to be certificated and to enter service at the end of 2011 ...

Piper Aircraft announced yesterday that it has placed the PiperJet Altaire program “under review,” clouding the single-engine jet’s future The future of the PiperJet Altaire appears hazy, as Piper has ...

PIPER AIRCRAFT President and CEO James Bass won't discuss the research and development budget for the company's new $2.2 million single-engine PiperJet, citing competitive reasons. But he said Piper, ...

Piper Aircraft's single-engine very light jet (VLJ), the PiperJet, flew for the first time on Wednesday, taking off from company headquarters at Vero Beach International Airport in Florida. It is the ...

Piper Aircraft Inc. on Tuesday announced it will be offering discounted costs for some current customers interested in upgrading to the PiperJet Altaire. © 2025 ...