Beechcraft Model 77 Skipper
Type	Light utility aircraft
Manufacturer	Beech Aircraft Corporation
Maiden flight	September 12, 1978
Introduced	1979
Produced	1979-1981
Number built	312

The Beechcraft Model 77 Skipper is a two-seat, fixed tricycle gear general aviation airplane, originally designed for flight training, and later used as well for touring and personal flying.

Design work on the Skipper was begun in 1974 as the PD 285.^[1] The Skipper was Beechcraft's attempt to enter the two-place trainer market with an aircraft capable of competing with the popular Cessna 150/152 line of trainer aircraft. First flight of its prototype was in 1975. Though the aircraft first flew with a standard tail configuration, by the time it entered production, a T-tail configuration had been adopted.