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Piper PA-22 Tri-Pacer for Sale — The Tricycle Pacer

The Piper PA-22 Tri-Pacer converted the PA-20 Pacer's successful four-seat formula to tricycle landing gear in 1951, creating one of the most popular and widely produced light aircraft of the 1950s. The Tri-Pacer's nosewheel configuration addressed the market's growing preference for easier ground handling and eliminated the tailwheel skills that many postwar pilot-students found challenging to master. With over 7,600 examples produced from 1951 to 1960, the PA-22 became one of Piper's highest-volume products of the era and was the aircraft in which thousands of American families experienced their first private air travel.

PA-22 Variants

The PA-22-108 Colt (two-seat trainer variant), PA-22-135 with Lycoming O-290, and PA-22-150 and PA-22-160 with Lycoming O-320 at 150 and 160 horsepower represent the principal production variants. The 150 and 160-horsepower variants with their comfortable four-seat cabins, reasonable cruise speeds, and Piper's quality construction created genuine family aircraft that served a generation of American private pilots. Many Tri-Pacers were later converted with Hershey bar wing modifications or engine upgrades that significantly improved their performance.

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