An Inside Look At One Of The World's Aviation Legends Piper Aircraft is one of the legends of aviation... responsible for some of the iconic aircraft that literally define what the world thinks about general aviation, this is a company that is determined stay a force in the GA world. And, of course, the fact that Piper is about to launch the test program for their first jet project is ample testimony of their commitment to the future of the company and the position they want to play in the aviation world. ANN's Jim Campbell toured the Piper plant a few weeks ago in the company of Piper CEO, Jim Bass.. a guy who not only knew his way around the plant floor, but seemed to now the name of EVERY staffer he ran into. Bass, it appears, is a hands-on kinda guy. A graduate of Ohio State, with a BS in Mechanical Engineering, Piper tells ANN and Aero-TV that 'most of Jim’s experience has been geared towards aerospace and avionics in one form or another, and since joining Piper,...