The Piper Tri-Pacer, introduced in the early 1950s, was a pivotal design in the transition from taildraggers to tricycle-gear ...

This is a photograph of a prototype Piper Cherokee, a new low wing, four-place, lightplane replacement for the Tri-Pacer. The aircraft in the image was being flown by Thomas F. Heffner, chief of ...

Piper Aircraft Corp.'s 1957 business aircraft fly in echelon near the company's Lock Haven, Pa., plant. Led by the PA-23 Apache twin are the new PA-24, new Comanche, PA-22 Tri-Pacer, and PA-18 Super ...

Many of us have heard the expression "looks aren't everything." A similar anecdote would be "you can't judge a book by its cover." A person, place, or thing cannot be considered for what first appears ...

Much like other people take car vacations, the Bachands jump into their 1959 Piper Tri-Pacer and off they go. Kevin and Dawn had a two-seat plane until the boys came along. Now, they say their ...