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Yearly data	Piston SE	Piston ME	Piston Other	Total Piston	Turbo- prop	Turbo- jet	Rotor- craft	Experi- mental	Other	TOTAL
1973	126,074	18,502	190	144,766	1,849	1,380	3,115	—	2,201	153,311
1974	131,512	19,553	190	151,255	2,095	1,561	3,597	—	2,525	161,033
1975	136,639	20,119	178	156,936	2,504	1,743	4,054	—	2,812	168,049
1976	144,752	21,111	196	166,059	2,453	1,881	4,425	—	3,146	177,964
1977	149,300	21,301	182	170,783	2,890	2,277	4,726	—	3,616	184,294
1978	160,651	22,949	221	183,821	3,129	2,479	5,314	—	4,028	198,778
1979	168,390	24,850	229	193,469	3,579	2,653	5,864	—	4,770	210,339
1980	168,435	24,366	212	193,013	4,090	2,992	6,001	—	4,945	211,045
1981	167,898	25,356	114	193,368	4,660	3,171	6,974	—	5,049	213,226
1982	164,173	24,882	140	189,195	5,186	3,996	6,169	—	5,233	209,779
1983	166,427	24,909	143	191,479	5,453	3,898	6,539	—	5,923	213,293
1984	171,922	25,258	262	197,442	5,809	4,320	7,096	—	6,275	220,943
1985	153,400	22,100	100	175,600	5,000	4,100	6,000	—	5,800	196,500
1986	160,300	22,100	100	182,500	5,600	4,200	6,500	—	6,500	205,300
1987	159,700	21,700	100	181,500	4,900	4,000	5,900	—	6,300	202,700
1988	153,700	21,200	100	175,000	4,900	3,900	6,000	—	6,400	196,200
1989	158,900	21,800	100	180,800	5,900	4,100	7,000	—	7,200	205,000
1990	154,000	21,100	100	175,200	5,300	4,100	6,900	—	6,600	198,000
1991	152,836	20,551	131	173,518	4,941	4,126	6,238	—	8,051	196,874
1992	144,837	17,966	77	162,881	4,786	4,004	5,979	—	8,000	185,650
1993	133,516	15,626	14	149,156	4,116	3,663	4,721	10,426	5,037	177,120
1994	127,351	14,801	0	142,152	4,092	3,914	4,728	12,144	5,906	172,936
1995	137,049	15,739	0	152,788	4,995	4,559	5,830	15,176	4,741	188,089
1996	137,401	16,150	0	153,551	5,716	4,424	6,570	16,625	4,244	191,129
1997	140,038	16,017	0	156,055	5,619	5,178	6,785	14,680	4,092	192,414
1998	144,234	18,729	0	162,963	6,174	6,066	7,426	16,502	5,580	204,710
1999	150,886	20,930	108	171,923	5,679	7,120	7,448	20,528	6,765	219,464
2000	149,422	21,091	0	170,513	5,762	7,001	7,150	20,407	6,700	217,533
2001	145,034	18,192	0	163,226	6,596	7,787	6,783	20,421	6,633	211,446
2002	143,503	17,483	0	160,986	6,841	8,355	6,648	21,936	6,478	211,244
2003	143,265	17,491	0	160,756	7,689	7,997	6,526	20,550	6,088	209,606
2004	146,613	18,469	0	165,082	8,379	9,298	7,821	20,800	5,939	219,319
2005	148,101	19,412	0	167,513	7,942	9,823	8,728	23,627	6,459	224,262
2006	145,036	18,708	0	163,744	8,063	10,379	9,159	23,047	627	221,942
2007	147,569	19,337	0	166,906	9,514	10,385	9,567	23,228	5,940	231,606
2008	146,590	19,130	0	165,720	9,600	11,400	10,215	24,100	6,015	234,015
2009	145,735	18,965	0	164,700	9,665	12,325	10,760	24,860	6,060	236,235
2010	144,960	18,795	0	163,755	9,740	13,155	11,300	25,615	6,085	238,415
Note: Sub-totals might not add to totals due to rounding, estimation, and/or survey procedures.
1985-1990 totals revised to correct for nonresponse bias on FAA G.A. Activity Survey
1991-1995 totals revised due to change in estimating procedures for the 1996 FAA G.A. Activity Survey
Other includes gliders, lighter-than-air, and light sport						2009 & 2010 are forecasted numbers
Source: FAA Aerospace Forecasts

June 29, 2010