Piper is a company built on the two-seat Cub, the light-sport airplane of its day, and now, with introduction of the PiperSport, it is returning to its roots. The PiperSport, a two-seater in the Light-Sport Airplane (LSA) category, gives the company a new entry level in terms of cost, particularly for flight training.
The PiperSport is a version of the Czech Sport Aircraft SportCruiser, an LSA that has been in production for several years and that is being built under license for Piper. The licensing deal allows Piper to begin deliveries of the PiperSport in the second quarter of this year instead of after the several years required to design, test and manufacture an airplane of Piper’s original design.
