Piper developed a single-engine Very Light Jet (VLJ) that integrated the engine into the vertical stabilizer for simplicity, clean airflow, and tail surface protection. This innovative design faced ...
The original PiperJet prototype has undergone a significant redesign, renamed the PiperJet Altaire, featuring a more "jetlike" appearance and enhanced functionality. The core of the Altaire's ...
The Piper PA-47 PiperJet, an ambitious project from the renowned aircraft manufacturer Piper Aircraft, stands as a testament to how the evolution of the very light business jet design has evolved and ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 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 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'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 said its PiperJet prototype is making progress, with the first engine start and run expected early this month. Last month, the Vero Beach, Fla.-based aircraft manufacturer finished all ...
Piper Aircraft Inc. on Tuesday announced it will be offering discounted costs for some current customers interested in upgrading to the PiperJet Altaire. © 2025 ...