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PIPER NAVAJO CHIEFTAIN  

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  • The PA-31 Navajo is a family of cabin-class, twin-engine aircraft designed and built by Piper Aircraft using Lycoming engines for the general aviation market. In the mid-1960s, an aircraft of this size was sorely needed and founder William T. Piper requested the type be developed. Targeted at small-scale cargo and feeder liner operations and the corporate market, the aircraft was a success. It continues to prove a popular choice, but due to greatly decreased demand across the general aviation sector in the 1980s, production of the PA-31 ceased. (en)

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  • 2021-07-23 17:12:49.0 [sritz] insert AltLabel (id: null category: primary text: PIPER NAVAJO CHIEFTAIN language code: en); update Resource (image);
  • 2021-11-17 13:22:33.0 [tstevens] Move Concepts delete broader relation (null); add broader relation (PIPER NAVAJO CHIEFTAIN [993d2657-71e9-4c5a-b456-ffce88699c55,826536] - Propeller [6175c78e-432c-4254-b442-40d3cf0f6b34,835882]);
  • 2022-02-17 12:46:10.0 [tstevens] update Definition (The PA-31 Navajo is a family of cabin-class, twin-engine aircraft designed and built by Piper Aircraft using Lycoming engines for the general aviation market. In the mid-1960s, an aircraft of this size was sorely needed and founder William T. Piper requested the type be developed. Targeted at small-scale cargo and feeder liner operations and the corporate market, the aircraft was a success. It continues to prove a popular choice, but due to greatly decreased demand across the general aviation sector in the 1980s, production of the PA-31 ceased.); delete Resource (null);

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