What is a Piper Tri-Pacer?

Stubby and cramped, the Tri-Pacer was nevertheless a landmark airplane; it was one of the first popular light aircraft with a nose wheel. The Piper Tri-Pacer is not what one would call a modern-looking airplane.

What kind of engine does a Piper Tri Pacer have?

Piper’s Tri-Pacer came to life in 1951 as a redesigned PA-20 Pacer. The conventional-gear Pacer had a tendency to swerve when landing in a crosswind, so Piper Aircraft went to the drawing boards and came up with a tricycle landing gear version. Originally equipped with a 125-hp engine, the power was increased on subsequent models approximately

What is a Piper Pacer?

The Pacer was essentially a four-place version of the two-place PA-17 Vagabond light aircraft. It features a steel tube fuselage and an aluminum frame wing, covered with fabric, much like Piper’s most famous aircraft, the Cub, and Super Cub.

What is a PA-20 Tri-Pacer?

Introduced in 1951, the Tri-Pacer was not an all-new design. It was based on the PA-20 Pacer, and today its possible to reconvert a Tri-Pacer to taildragger configuration with an STC. Interestingly, the PA-20 is, to our eye, much more aesthetically pleasing than the Tri-Pacer. Amazing what that nose gear can do.