PIPER PA-20 “PACER”€

The PA-20 Pacer was first introduced in 1949 as the PA-16 Clipper, a development of the PA-15 Vagabond. The "Clipper" name lasted only a year because Pan Am owned rights to that trademark. As the first four-seater to be built on the "short" Piper wing, the PA-16 featured a 115-hp Lycoming engine. In 1950, the PA-20 Pacer appeared with a larger tail, larger fuel tanks, wheel controls (versus a stick), and balanced elevators. The PA-20 was then produced in several versions, each featuring slight differences in engine size. Between 1950 and 1951, it was built with either the 115-hp or 125-hp Lycoming engine. From 1952 until production ceased in 1954, the 125-hp and 135-hp Lycoming powerplants were used.