Piper PA-14 Family Cruiser

The Piper PA-14 Family Cruiser is an American-built small touring aircraft of the late 1940s.

In 1947, the PA-12 design was adapted to a four-seat layout by widening the cabin by five inches at the instrument panel and adding slotted flaps.

The PA-14 prototype made its first flight from the company's Lock Haven Pennsylvania factory on 21 March 1947.

[1] 238 examples were completed,[2] most being sold to private owner pilots in the United States, but overseas sales included several to France.

The aircraft was launched at a time of serious financial difficulty for the company, and indeed, soon after the release of the Family Cruiser, Piper was placed in receivership, from which it later successfully emerged.

PA-14 experimental modification on amphibious floats