Piper Aircraft

Piper Aircraft, Inc.
Formerly	Taylor Brothers Aircraft Manufacturing Company; (1927–1928); Taylor Brothers Aircraft Corporation; (1928–1930); Taylor Aircraft Company; (1930–1937); New Piper Aircraft; (1995–2006);
Company type	State-owned enterprise
Industry	General aviation
Founded	1927 in Rochester, New York
Founders	William Piper; Clarence Taylor; Gordon Taylor
Headquarters	Vero Beach, Florida,; United States
Key people	John Calcagno (President and CEO since April 2021)
Products	Light aircraft
Owner	Brunei Ministry of Finance
Website	www.piper.com

Piper Aircraft, Inc. is a manufacturer of general aviation aircraft, located at the Vero Beach Regional Airport in Vero Beach, Florida, United States and owned since 2009 by the Government of Brunei. Throughout much of the mid-to-late 20th century, it was considered to be one of the "Big Three" in the field of general aviation manufacturing, along with Beechcraft and Cessna.

Between its founding in 1927 and the end of 2009, the company produced 144,000 aircraft in 160 certified models, of which 90,000 are still flying.

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