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The PA-16 Clipper is a stretched and refined version of the
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Directory and Fonden Danmarks Flymuseum.
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Piper's Golden Age by Alan Abel, Drina Welch Abel, and Paul Matt
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125 hp engine was installed and this model became the
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Piper PA-16 Clipper at the Short Wing Piper
Convention in
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The Pilot's Guide to
Affordable Classics by Bill Clarke
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2039:1940s United States sport aircraft
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133:credited with saving the company.
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35:Piper PA-16 Clipper in flight
16:1940s American light aircraft
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559:. Tonbridge, Kent, England:
514:"FAA Registry – Piper PA-16"
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209:A Piper PA-16 Clipper at
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189:Specifications (PA-16)
137:Design and development
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503:Peperell 1987, p. 65
489:: CS1 maint: year (
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1254:Post War Airplane 6
1249:Post War Airplane 1
1054:Cherokee Pathfinder
591:Piper PA-16 Clipper
382:Related development
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177:Operational history
116:Piper PA-16 Clipper
41:General information
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1747:Backcountry
1694:Taylorcraft
1667:PA-20 Pacer
1354:Western Cub
1324:Turbo Arrow
1149:Grasshopper
1139:Flite Liner
1109:Cub Special
1104:Cub Cruiser
561:Air-Britain
475:10 December
373:installed.
294:Performance
282:Powerplant:
2033:Categories
1845:USAAF/USAF
1755:Mackey SQ2
1239:PiperSport
1214:Pathfinder
1034:Challenger
413:References
405:Cessna 170
347:Power/mass
211:Sun 'n Fun
148:Cessna 152
1765:Super Cub
1319:Tri-Pacer
1304:Super Cub
1294:Sky Sedan
1289:Sky Cycle
1114:Cub Cycle
1099:Cub Coupe
1074:Chieftain
1029:Caribbean
654:High wing
638:Numerical
252:Wingspan:
240:Capacity:
218:Data from
2014:SAFAT 01
1793:CC18-180
1788:CC11-160
1783:CC11-100
1719:Model 19
1614:Flitfire
1544:Aircraft
1368:Military
1339:Vagabond
1309:Tomahawk
1284:Skycoupe
1269:Seminole
1264:Saratoga
1234:PiperJet
1184:Meridian
1144:Flitfire
1129:Enforcer
1089:Comanche
1069:Cheyenne
1044:Cherokee
989:Aerostar
866:Mid wing
755:Low wing
630:aircraft
530:21 April
485:cite web
377:See also
357:Avionics
103:Variants
2007:(Sudan)
1820:Top Cub
1607:J-3 Cub
1359:Warrior
1279:Sequoya
1209:Papoose
1079:Clipper
1039:Charger
1004:Arapaho
994:Altaire
636:Company
258:Height:
246:Length:
131:J-3 Cub
74:History
1552:Taylor
1538:family
1404:UC-83B
1399:UC-83A
1274:Seneca
1244:Pocono
1219:Pawnee
1199:Navajo
1194:Mojave
1189:Mirage
1179:Malibu
1124:Dakota
1009:Archer
999:Apache
913:PA-31T
832:PA-32R
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162:Pan Am
128:tandem
2005:SAFAT
1729:Dudek
1592:Piper
1533:Piper
1394:UC-83
1382:USAAF
1378:USAAC
1204:Pacer
1154:Lance
1024:Cadet
1019:Aztec
1014:Arrow
982:Names
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953:PA-60
948:PA-44
943:PA-42
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736:PA-19
731:PA-18
726:PA-17
721:PA-16
716:PA-15
711:PA-14
706:PA-12
701:PA-11
628:Piper
418:Notes
234:Crew:
1934:TG-8
1929:TG-6
1922:O-59
1917:O-57
1910:L-21
1898:L-18
1893:L-14
1869:C-93
1852:C-83
1825:XCub
1798:CC19
1444:U-11
1434:TG-8
1429:O-59
1424:L-21
1419:L-18
1414:L-14
1386:USAF
1174:M700
1169:M600
1164:M500
1159:M350
1084:Colt
962:Jets
792:PA-8
787:PA-7
782:PA-6
762:PT-1
565:ISBN
532:2018
491:link
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443:ISBN
369:and
284:1 ×
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114:The
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1984:LNT
1979:LMT
1967:LNP
1950:USN
1941:U-7
1886:F/G
1881:L-4
1876:L-2
1737:V-1
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1575:H-2
1570:G-2
1565:F-2
1560:E-2
1536:Cub
1482:LBP
1477:LNP
1454:USN
1439:U-7
1409:L-4
1094:Cub
696:P-4
691:P-2
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