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Piper, Piper Deutschland to Display Aircraft at AERO Friedrichshafen VERO BEACH, Fla., April 7, 2016 – Piper Aircraft Inc. and Piper Generalvertretung Deutschland are collaborating to display aircraft at the upcoming AERO Friedrichshafen 2016, to be held April 20-23. On display will be a single-engine Piper M500 turboprop and the Archer DX powered by the […]

Hartzell Propeller Receives STC for New 5-Blade Prop for Piper Meridian & M500   VERO BEACH, Fla., March 7, 2016 – Hartzell Propeller has received a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for a five-blade composite propeller designed specifically for the Piper Aircraft Meridian and Piper’s new M500. Hartzell collaborated closely with Piper Aircraft on the STC for […]

Hartzell Propeller Receives STC for New 5-Blade Prop for Piper Meridian & M500 Piqua, Ohio, March 7, 2016 – Hartzell Propeller has received a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for a five-blade composite propeller designed specifically for the Piper Aircraft Meridian and Piper’s new M500. Hartzell collaborated closely with Piper Aircraft on the STC for the […]

  VERO BEACH, Fla. – Feb. 17, 2016 – Piper Aircraft, Inc. has announced the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB) has awarded type certification to the company for the M500. This marks the first time that a Piper Type Certificate has been fully validated in Japan. “M500 validation is excellent news for Piper and our […]

  About Piper Aircraft Piper Aircraft Inc., headquartered in Vero Beach, Fla., offers aviators throughout the world efficient and reliable single- and twin-engine aircraft. The single-engine M-Class series – the M600, M500, M350, and Matrix – offers businesses and individuals elegant performance and value. The Twin Class Seneca V and Seminole balance proven performance, efficiency, […]

  Piqua, Ohio, Feb 1, 2016 – Hartzell Propeller has strengthened its global leadership in turboprop propellers through a multiyear, multimillion-dollar investment in advanced aerodynamics and manufacturing techniques, featuring structural composite technology. The result has been the roll-out of several new five blade structural composite propellers and an aggressive campaign to identify fleets of turboprops […]

VERO BEACH, Fla., September 29, 2015 – Piper Aircraft will deliver the company’s first M-Class single-engine pressurized Piper M500 to Poland.  The aircraft has been retail sold by JB Investments to a customer in that region who will operate the aircraft in support of his business. JB Investments is Piper’s dealer for new aircraft, serving the […]