Piper Aviation Museum

Piper Aviation Museum
	The museum in October 2009
	Location within Pennsylvania
Established	1980s
Location	Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Coordinates	41°08′03″N 77°25′37″W / 41.134030°N 77.426916°W
Type	Aviation museum
Founder	Calvin Arter; Bob Edmonson; Genny Edmonson; William Piper, Jr.;
President	John Bryerton
Curator	Dr. Ira Masemore
Website	pipermuseum.com

The Piper Aviation Museum is an aviation museum at the William T. Piper Memorial Airport in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania. It is focused on the history of the Piper Aircraft Corporation.

History

Originally founded in the 1980s as a part of the Lock Haven Heisey Museum, for the first ten years the museum existed in the back of a tractor trailer. The museum purchased the former Piper Aircraft engineering building in 1997.^[3]

The museum opened additional exhibit space in 2022.^[4]

Aircraft on display

Piper J2 Cub^[5]
Piper J3C-65 Cub^[6]
Piper J3C-65 Cub^[7]
Piper J4A Cub Coupe^[8]
Piper PA-8 Skycycle – replica^[9]
Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser^[10]
Piper PA-15 Vagabond^[11]^[12]
Piper PA-16 Clipper^[13]
Piper PA-22-135 Tri-Pacer^[14]
Piper PA-22-108 Colt^[15]
Piper PA-22-150 Tri-Pacer^[16]
Piper PA-22-160 Tri-Pacer^[17]
Piper PA-23-250 Aztec^[18]
Piper PA-24 Comanche^[19]^[20]
Piper PA-25 Pawnee^[13]
Piper PA-29 Papoose^[21]
Piper PA-31P-350 Mojave – In storage^[22]
Piper PA-31T Cheyenne – In storage^[23]
Piper PA-38 Tomahawk^[24]
Piper PA-41P Aztec^[25]
Piper PT-1^[26]

References

^ "Piper Aviation Museum Foundation Board of Directors". Piper Aviation Museum. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
^ "Piper Museum Archives". Piper Aviation Museum. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
^ "Piper Aviation Museum History and 20th Anniversery [sic] Celebration". Piper Aviation Museum. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
^ "The John Bryerton Room dedicated at Piper Aviation Museum". The Express. 27 August 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
^ "Airframe Dossier - Taylorcraft J-2 Cub, c/n 1755, c/r N19555". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
^ "FAA REGISTRY [N2038M]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
^ "FAA REGISTRY [N33523]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
^ "FAA REGISTRY [N22881]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
^ "Piper Aviation Museum Receives Rare Hand Built Donation". The Record Online. 29 July 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
^ "FAA REGISTRY [N8671M]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
^ "Vagabond Donation To Piper Aviation Museum". Piper Aviation Museum. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
^ "FAA REGISTRY [N4355H]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Piper Aviation Museum gains two new planes, expands exhibit space for future airplane donations". The Record Online. 2 August 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
^ "FAA REGISTRY [N1301C]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
^ Bottorf, Chase (14 May 2022). "Piper Colt returns to factory, decades after first being built". The Express. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
^ "FAA REGISTRY [N3840P]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
^ "FAA REGISTRY [N9243D]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
^ "Airframe Dossier - Piper PA-23-250 Aztec, c/n 27-4788, c/r N14230". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
^ "Piper Aviation Museum receives historic gift of rare Comanche 400". Piper Aviation Museum. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
^ "FAA REGISTRY [N8400P]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
^ "Airframe Dossier - Piper PA-29 Papoose, c/n 29-01, c/r N2900M". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
^ "Airframe Dossier - Piper PA-31P-350 Mojave, c/n 31P8414002, c/r N9198Y". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
^ "Airframe Dossier - Piper PA-31T3, c/n 31T-1, c/r N7500L". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
^ "Airframe Dossier - Piper PA-38-112 Tomahawk, c/n 38-79A0328, c/r N2476D". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
^ "Airframe Dossier - Piper PA-41P Pressurized Aztec, c/n 41P-1, c/r N9941P". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
^ "FAA REGISTRY [N4300]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 22 June 2020.

External links

Official Website

[1] "Piper Aviation Museum Foundation Board of Directors". Piper Aviation Museum. Retrieved 22 June 2020.

[2] "Piper Museum Archives". Piper Aviation Museum. Retrieved 22 June 2020.

[3] "Piper Aviation Museum History and 20th Anniversery [sic] Celebration". Piper Aviation Museum. Retrieved 22 June 2020.

[4] "The John Bryerton Room dedicated at Piper Aviation Museum". The Express. 27 August 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.

[5] "Airframe Dossier - Taylorcraft J-2 Cub, c/n 1755, c/r N19555". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 22 June 2020.

[6] "FAA REGISTRY [N2038M]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 22 June 2020.

[7] "FAA REGISTRY [N33523]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 22 June 2020.

[8] "FAA REGISTRY [N22881]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 22 June 2020.

[9] "Piper Aviation Museum Receives Rare Hand Built Donation". The Record Online. 29 July 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2023.

[10] "FAA REGISTRY [N8671M]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 22 June 2020.

[11] "Vagabond Donation To Piper Aviation Museum". Piper Aviation Museum. Retrieved 22 June 2020.

[12] "FAA REGISTRY [N4355H]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 22 June 2020.

[Planes-13] "Piper Aviation Museum gains two new planes, expands exhibit space for future airplane donations". The Record Online. 2 August 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.

[14] "FAA REGISTRY [N1301C]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 22 June 2020.

[15] Bottorf, Chase (14 May 2022). "Piper Colt returns to factory, decades after first being built". The Express. Retrieved 4 June 2024.

[16] "FAA REGISTRY [N3840P]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 22 June 2020.

[17] "FAA REGISTRY [N9243D]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 22 June 2020.

[18] "Airframe Dossier - Piper PA-23-250 Aztec, c/n 27-4788, c/r N14230". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 22 June 2020.

[19] "Piper Aviation Museum receives historic gift of rare Comanche 400". Piper Aviation Museum. Retrieved 22 June 2020.

[20] "FAA REGISTRY [N8400P]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 22 June 2020.

[21] "Airframe Dossier - Piper PA-29 Papoose, c/n 29-01, c/r N2900M". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 22 June 2020.

[22] "Airframe Dossier - Piper PA-31P-350 Mojave, c/n 31P8414002, c/r N9198Y". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 22 June 2020.

[23] "Airframe Dossier - Piper PA-31T3, c/n 31T-1, c/r N7500L". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 22 June 2020.

[24] "Airframe Dossier - Piper PA-38-112 Tomahawk, c/n 38-79A0328, c/r N2476D". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 22 June 2020.

[25] "Airframe Dossier - Piper PA-41P Pressurized Aztec, c/n 41P-1, c/r N9941P". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 22 June 2020.

[26] "FAA REGISTRY [N4300]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 22 June 2020.

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