| PA-16 Clipper | |
|---|---|
 Piper PA-16 Clipper in flight | |
| General information | |
| Type | PA-16 Clipper |
| Manufacturer | Piper Aircraft |
| Number built | 736 |
| History | |
| Manufactured | only in 1949 |
| Introduction date | 1949 |
| First flight | 1947 |
| Variants | Piper PA-20 Pacer |
The Piper PA-16 Clipper is an extended fuselage model of the PA-15 Vagabond.[1] Both models were designed in 1947 for the same reason – Piper Aircraft found itself in dire financial straits and needed to create new, competitive models using existing parts and tooling. The result was the Vagabond, essentially a side-by-side version of the tandem J-3 Cub credited with saving the company.[2]
- ^ Plane and Pilot: 1978 Aircraft Directory, page 59. Werner & Werner Corp Publishing, 1978. ISBN 0-918312-00-0
- ^ Fonden Danmarks Flymuseum (n.d.). "Piper PA-16 Clipper". Archived from the original on 9 October 2007. Retrieved 10 December 2007.
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