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By Daniel Baxter |
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October 12, 2010 –
Piper Aircraft will display the broadest and strongest single engine
product line in the aviation industry at the National Business Aviation
Association’s (NBAA) 63rd Annual Meeting and Convention Scheduled Oct.
19-21 in
NBAA2010 will
feature Exhibits at the magnificent "We are pleased to bring our strong single-engine aircraft to NBAA, because in these tough economic times every airplane in Piper's broad product line is a cost effective alternative to higher priced twins," said Piper CEO Geoffrey Berger. |
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Piper will bring a
mockup of its new single-engine PiperJet business aircraft featuring a
larger and improved cabin and sporting a new name that will be announced
on the first day of the industry’s leading business aviation event.
In addition, the company will display its M-Class single-engine
turboprop and piston-powered aircraft. The company will have both the
PiperJet and The PiperJet is Piper Aircraft’s comfortable and efficient single-engine entry in the very light jet market. It offers comfortable seating for up to seven individuals in an expanded and commodious cabin. The company will provide a PiperJet program update for prospects, customers and the media at NBAA 10 a.m. October 19 in the Piper booth #1247. The Piper Meridian, the most cost effective turboprop in its class, is a single-engine pressurized turboprop, powered by a Pratt & Whitney PT6A-42A engine generating 500 shp and featuring six passenger seats with club seating. It flies at 260 ktas max cruise with a 1,000 nautical mile range. The Piper Mirage is a single-engine piston-powered pressurized aircraft powered by a Lycoming TIO-540-AE2A engine producing 350hp. It offers six seats and club seating with a 213 ktas max cruise and a 1,343 nm range at long-range cruise. The Mirage is the only single-engine, cabin class, pressurized, piston aircraft on the market today. |
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