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In the early 2000s, Piper Aircraft almost ventured into the business aviation industry. Here's how it came to be

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Piper Aircraft is one of the "Big Three " of general aviation aircraft manufacturers.

The company was founded in Rochester , New York , in 1927 .

It has produced over 150,000 total civil aircraft, including the Cessna 172 Skyhawk and the Beechcraft Bonanza .

In the early 2000s , Piper Aircraft almost ventured into the business aviation industry, producing the Piper PA-47 PiperJet.

Piper Aircraft attempted to enter the private aviation industry in the early 2000s .

The company intended to develop a single-engine jet aircraft that would compete with the Eclipse 500 and the Cessna Citation Mustang.

The original PiperJet fuselage was designed using the fuselage of the Piper PA-46 series, although it was about four feet longer.

In October 2011 , company executives announced that the program was officially under review.