Piper
Hot Rod Single Engine: 1965 Piper 400 Comanche
The first thing you see when Googling for info about the Piper 400 Comanche is that it’s a muscle car with wings. That’s high praise and shapes up with how the seller describes this muscular project plane. The Piper… more»
Barnstormer Find: 1952 Piper PA-20 Pacer
If seeing a plane like this 1952 Piper PA-20 Pacer doesn’t make you want to get your pilot license, I don’t know what will. I’m an FAA-certified commercial drone pilot, but that training is a walk in the park… more»
1968 Aztec PA23-250 Turbo Project
It’s not that often that we find airplanes in “barn find” condition, but this 1968 Piper Aztec sure fits that description. It’s listed for sale here on eBay where bidding has already reached $23,600. The seller produces YouTube videos… more»
Hangar Find: 1940 Piper J3 Cub
We don’t just have barn finds on Barn Finds, sometimes a hangar counts as a barn. Piper Aircraft has a complicated history, changing ownership more than a few times since its founding in 1927. In the 1930s, after it… more»
1 of 80 Made: 1973 Piper P2
The world of kit car building is as deep and as varied as the solar system, it seems, with untold brands and one-offs that populate the oddball archives. Many of them were, not surprisingly, forgotten due to poor quality… more»
Hangar Find: 1940 Piper J-5 Cub Cruiser
Vintage planes like this 1940 Piper J-5 Cub Cruiser remind us that just like those of us who like to find sunny, dry days to tackle some backroads in a classic roadster or muscle car, there are aviation aficionados… more»
Hangar Find: 1971 Piper Aztec- E
This 1971 Piper Aztec is described as a hangar find that had several key upgrades made before going into hibernation in North Carolina. It has since been relocated to Florida, where it’s been refurbished to some degree but may… more»
Ready To Fly: 1960 Piper PA-22 Tri-Pacer
This 1960 Piper PA-22 Tri-Pacer is currently airworthy and ready to fly home, offering a new take of the popular adage car sellers use to fly in, drive it home. Of course, flying home in a vintage aircraft that… more»
Parked in ’75: 1940 Piper J3 Cub
This 1940 Piper J3 Cub was parked in a hangar in 1975, and hasn’t turned a propeller since. Known as the “Model T” of aircraft due to its high production volume (nearly 20,000 made in the U.S.), it’s safe… more»
Hangar Find Tail Dragger: 1946 Piper J-3 Cub
If you want to feel better about the costs of restoring your project car or truck, talk to a vintage aircraft owner. This 1946 Piper J-3 Cub has seen minimal use over the years, and is a “tail dragger”… more»
Flew To Church: 1953 Piper Super Cub
What an interesting craigslist posting for a 1954 Piper Super Cub out of Boise, Idaho: the seller claims this plane was used by its previous owner – the proverbial little old lady – to fly to church on the… more»
Out of Runway: 1953 Piper PA22
Decades ago, it wasn’t uncommon to see a strip of grass and a solitary wind sock denoting it was a safe area for small planes to land. Nothing else for miles around, except for that guidepost alerting any wayward… more»
