PiperJet First Flight

Edited by James E. Swickard September 01, 2008
Piper Aircraft took an historic one-hour first flight of its first jet July 30 from Piper headquarters in Vero Beach, Fla. During the next several months, the proof of concept aircraft will fly 250 to 300 hours to verify cruise speed and altitude performance along with low-speed handling...

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