named in his honor. Ever since 2009 the William T. Piper Scholarship has been awarded nationally to high school students looking to pursue a career within aviation. In popular culture Piper's appearances in literature, film and theater: Literature Mr. Piper and His Cubs () published in 1996 discusses Piper's founding of Piper Aircraft as well as the design, development and production of the Piper Cub. Piper Cub Tales () published in 2012. Flight of Passage () Those Legendary Piper Cubs: Their Role In War And Peace () talks about Piper's involvement in the Cub program and how the aircraft was instrumental in war in the air. Film How It's Made, (TV Series) season 26, episode 14 shows how Piper Aircraft build planes, with Piper's legacy discussed. The Amazing Piper (Documentary) Light Aircraft in America (Documentary) References External links William Piper biography in the Army Aviation Association of America Obituary from The New York Times Piper in the NASM's Pioneers of Flight Gallery 1881 births 1970 deaths American aviation businesspeople Aviation pioneers Harvard University alumni National Aviation Hall of Fame inductees United States Army officers Piper Aircraft, Inc. People from Lock Haven, Pennsylvania Military personnel from Pennsylvania