The PiperJet engine is mounted far lower on the vertical fin than is the center engine on a DC-10, but Piper’s testing and analysis shows that the fuselage won’t disturb the air flowing into ...

PiperJet’s Exhaust Angle Control Technology (EXACT) system automatically bends the exhaust nozzle to redirect the thrust based on the Altaire’s pitch attitude, power settings and so forth.

How the PA-47 PiperJet came to be However, during the 2000s, Piper Aircraft attempted to leap into the private aviation industry. In the early 2000s, Piper Aircraft identified a gap in the very ...

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 Co. on Tuesday announced that its PiperJet will now be called the PiperJet Altaire. Wichita Business Journal. Select a City Wichita Business Journal. BUSINESS ...

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 ...

The seats for the PiperJet are lighter in weight and have been ergonomically designed, the company said. They've been tested to withstand 30 times the force of gravity, or 30 Gs.

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 ...

Piper Aircraft’s acquisition early this month by the Imprimis Fund is good news for the PiperJet project since the Singapore-based investment group said it fully supports the aircraft’s ...

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