Piper Aircraft have the edge in so many areas. Niche markets they dominate with the Super Cub, Cherokee Six, Pawnee, Malibu and Seminole cannot be denied. The build quality of Piper gives them an edge, and even the 1960's aircraft are still going strong thanks to corrosion proofing as standard. Simple, tough and easy to fly.
All of the main aircraft manufacturers borrowed great ideas from each other. When Piper took the Arrow fuselage and mated it with Lycoming 180hp engines to make the Piper Seminole,...