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Piper PA-23
Family of twin engine general aviation aircraft built 1952–1981 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Piper PA-23, named Apache and later Aztec, is an American four- to six-seat twin-engined light aircraft aimed at the general aviation market. The United States Navy and military forces in other countries also used it in small numbers. Originally designed as the Twin Stinson in the 1950s by the Stinson Aircraft Company, Piper Aircraft manufactured the Apache and a more powerful version, the Aztec, in the United States from the 1950s to the 1980s.
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PA-23 Aztec over Maho Beach | |
Role | Twin-engined light piston utility |
Manufacturer | Piper Aircraft |
First flight | 2 March 1952 |
Introduction | 1954 |
Produced | 1952–1981 |
Number built | 6,976 |
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