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14 JAN 08: 'NO RIVETS' FOR PIPERJET WINGS

PIPER is working flat out to get its prototype VLJ in the air for next summer, with innovative new wings and an all-new manufacturing facility well under way.

The £1.1m single-engine jet will feature a patented new rivetless wing construction. The new technique will see the wing skins come in just two parts, a single upper and single lower which are bonded to milled aluminium alloy spars.

The benefits of going rivetless are reduced costs, faster construction time, claimed higher quality, and a more naturally aerodynamic design.

To accommodate the innovative wing design a new manufacture and testing facility is being constructed at the firm's Florida factory. The wing and fuselage mating should take place this month.
W: www.piper.com
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