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Tecnam
Costruzioni Aeronautiche TECNAM S.p.A., commonly known as Tecnam, is an Italian aircraft manufacturer. As of 2025, Tecnam has delivered over 7,500 aircraft worldwide and employs more than 500 people across its facilities in Capua and the Naples area. The company operates its main production site adjacent to the Oreste Salomone Airport in Capua. Tecnam ranks among the top manufacturers of piston-powered general aviation aircraft by unit deliveries. According to the General Aviation Manufacturers Association. The company was founded in 1986 by the two Italian brothers Luigi Pascale and Giovanni Pascale, veteran aircraft designers and manufacturers. Prior to creating Tecnam, they had established Partenavia, Partenavia Costruzioni Aeronautiche in 1957. After the Italian government, acquired control of Partenavia in 1981, the Pascale brothers founded Tecnam as an independent venture in 1986. As the demand for Light-sport aircraft, light-sport and Ultralight aviation, ultralight a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tecnam P2012 Traveller
The Tecnam P2012 Traveller is a twin-engine, high-wing utility aircraft designed and manufactured by the Italian company Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecnam, based in Capua, Italy, near Naples. Certified under EASA CS-23 and FAA FAR Part 23, the aircraft is configured to carry up to nine passengers and one or two pilots, and is designed for commuter, charter, air taxi, cargo, medevac, and surveillance operations. In 2009, the U.S. regional airline Cape Air, based in Massachusetts, approached Tecnam with a request for a modern replacement for its aging fleet of Cessna 402s. The project was publicly revealed in April 2011. In November 2015, Cape Air signed a letter of intent to order 100 aircraft. On 21 July 2016, the first prototype performed its maiden flight. In October 2018, testing had been completed, and type certification from European Aviation Safety Agency was received during on 20 December 2018. The first customer delivery occurred during March 2019. American Federal A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tecnam P2010
The Tecnam 2010 is a four-seat, high wing, single engine light aircraft of mixed metal and carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer construction. Built and designed by Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecnam, based in Capua, Italy, near Naples. The P2010 was first unveiled at the AERO Friedrichshafen show in April 2011 and made its maiden flight in 2012. It received type certification from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) under CS-23 in September 2014, and FAA validation under FAR Part 23 followed in 2015. Developed from the two-seat Tecnam P2008, the P2010 introduced a larger carbon-fiber fuselage, all-metal wings, and Tecnam's signature all-moving stabilator. It was designed to offer modern ergonomics, a three-door cabin, and versatile engine options, including avgas and Jet-A capability. Development The Tecnam P2010 (sometimes called P Twenty-Ten) was conceived to fill a market gap for a modern four-seat, single-engine aircraft in Tecnam’s lineup, bridging the step up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tecnam P2006T
The Tecnam P2006T is an Italian high-winged twin-engined all-metal light aircraft, built by Tecnam, Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecnam based in Capua, Italy, near Naples. The P2006T received airworthiness certification in the European Union by EASA under CS23 in 2003, type certification in 2009, and Federal Aviation Administration FAR Part 23 certification in 2010. On February 2025, Tecnam introduced the P2006T NG (Next generation) and the P2006T NG Sport. Compared to its predecessor, the P2006T MkII, the NG version offers an increased MTOW, more fuel-efficient Rotax 912, Rotax 912iSc3 engines, a redesigned cockpit with advanced Garmin G1000Nxi avionics, and improved access with four independent doors. Currently, the P2006T is the lightest twin-engined certified aircraft available. It is a four-seat aircraft with fully retractable landing gear and powered by two liquid-cooled Rotax 912iSc3 fuel-injected engines that can run on 92 octane unleaded automotive gasoline as well as Avgas, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tecnam P2002 Sierra
The Tecnam P2002 Sierra is a two-seat, low-wing, light aircraft designed and constructed by the Italian aircraft manufacturer Tecnam. Introduced during the early 2000s, the aircraft quickly became a staple of the company's product lineup, comprising 70 per cent of its available production capacity during some years. Development Development of the Tecnam Sierra commenced during 2002. It was developed for compliance with both the very light aircraft (VLA) regulations present in Europe and light sport aircraft (Light-sport aircraft, LSA) regulations used in the United States. Under the rules of either area, the aircraft does not need to be provided with a recovery parachute. However, primarily as a consequence of its maximum weight (in a standard configuration) of 580 kg, the Sierra cannot be operated as a LSA in either Australia or Canada due to their lower weight limitation of 550 kg present on LSA. By 2005, the Sierra had risen to particular prominence in Tecnam's lin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tecnam P92
The Tecnam P92 Echo and Tecnam P92 Eaglet are Italian high-winged, light aircraft, designed by Luigi Pascale and built by Tecnam of Naples. Design and development The P92 design dates to 1960, but versions comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight rules and US light-sport aircraft rules. It features a strut-braced high-wing, an enclosed cabin with two seats in side-by-side configuration accessed by doors, fixed tricycle landing gear or conventional landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration. The aircraft is made of sheet and tubular aluminum. Standard engines available are the Rotax 912ULS, Rotax 914 and the Lycoming IO-233 four-stroke powerplants. The P92 Eaglet was introduced in 2008. It employs a cockpit section made of steel tubing covered in sheet aluminum and a monocoque tail cone. It also features a new wing design, a rear window and a cabin that is wide. The design is an accepted Federal Aviation Administration special li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tecnam P2008
The Tecnam P2008 is a single-engine, high-wing two-seat aircraft built by Tecnam in Italy but aimed at the US market. It is the first Tecnam aircraft to incorporate major composite components. It was introduced at the AERO Friedrichshafen 2009 show, with first deliveries in December 2009.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12'', page 80. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: ''World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16'', page 82. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. Design and development The P2008 is a conventionally laid out strut braced high-wing monoplane aimed specifically at the US market. Resembling the earlier Tecnam P92 and P2004 in general appearance, the P2008 differs by introducing a carbon fibre fuselage and integrated fin. The wings and tailplane are all-metal. It can be adapted to LSA, ultralight or ELA1 categories. The wing leading edge is straight except for some pinching at the root a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tecnam P-Mentor
The Tecnam P-Mentor is an Italian light aircraft, intended for flight training, designed and produced by Tecnam of Casoria. It was introduced in April 2022 and is EASA CS-23 type certified in Europe. The design was first unveiled at AERO Friedrichshafen 2022. Design and development The P-Mentor was designed to comply with the European Union Aviation Safety Agency EASA CS-23 regulations for certified light aircraft. It was EASA CS-23 certified on 7 April 2022. The design features a cantilever low-wing, two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit under a bubble canopy, fixed tricycle landing gear with wheel pants and a single engine in tractor configuration, driving a two-bladed variable pitch propeller. The aircraft wing has a light alloy spar and wing box, with a carbon-fibre-reinforced polymer leading edge. The span wing is equipped with slotted flaps of 75% span, plus frise ailerons. The standard engine employed is the Rotax 912iSc four-stroke certified ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luigi Pascale
Luigi Pascale (1923 – 14 March 2017) was an Italian engineer designer of light aircraft. He was the founder of the aircraft manufacturers Partenavia and Tecnam, the latter a company he started with his brother Giovanni Pascale, Giovanni. Biography Luigi "Gino" Pascale was born in Naples, Italy in 1923. He teamed with his brother Giovanni to design and construct several light aircraft. The first completed design was the Partenavia Astore in 1948. In 1951 Pascale received a Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, after which he became an instructor at Naples University. He was elevated to rank of Professor by 1957, when he founded the Italian aircraft design/manufacturing firm Partenavia. In 1986 the two Pascale brothers founded the Italian aircraft design/manufacturing firm Tecnam. Pascale died on 14 March 2017 in his house in Naples, aged 93. Designs *Partenavia P.68 *Partenavia Oscar *Partenavia Astore *Tecnam P2006T *Tecnam P92 *Tecnam P2012 Traveller References So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cape Air
Hyannis Air Service Inc., operating as Cape Air, is an airline headquartered at Cape Cod Gateway Airport in Hyannis, Massachusetts, United States. It operates scheduled passenger services in the Northeast, the Caribbean and Eastern Montana. The airline operates under the rules of Part 135 Commuter using light aircraft. It has interlining and codeshare agreements with other major carriers for ticketing and baggage transfers. Flights between Hyannis and Nantucket, Massachusetts, are operated under the Nantucket Airlines brand, also operated by Hyannis Air Service, Inc. The company slogan is ''We're your wings.'' History Cape Air was co-founded in 1988 by company pilots Craig Stewart and Dan Wolf, and investor Grant Wilson. Initially, Cape Air flew between Provincetown and Boston in Massachusetts, a route that had been recently discontinued by Provincetown-Boston Airlines (PBA) after airline deregulation. Throughout the early 1990s new routes were added to destinations a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Partenavia
Partenavia Construzioni Aeronautiche was an Italian aircraft manufacturer that specialised in general aviation. The company operated between 1957 and 1998. Founded by Professor Luigi Pascale, Partenavia became a limited company in 1959, and was acquired by the Italian state-owned aerospace firm Aeritalia during 1981. During the 1980s, the firm concentrated activity on the production of two aircraft, the Partenavia P.68, P.68 twin-engined multi-mission transport and the Partenavia Oscar, P.66C Charlie trainer aircraft. During 1991, Partenavia was sold to ''Aercosmos''; seven years later, the firm was declared bankrupt and was dissolved. Much of its assets were acquired by rival aircraft manufacturer Vulcanair, who continued the production and development of some parts of the company's former product range. In 1986, the two Pascale brothers founded the Italian aircraft design/manufacturing firm Tecnam where the naming of the Aircraft still follows the rule of having a capital "P" tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Partenavia P
Partenavia Construzioni Aeronautiche was an Italian aircraft manufacturer that specialised in general aviation. The company operated between 1957 and 1998. Founded by Professor Luigi Pascale, Partenavia became a limited company in 1959, and was acquired by the Italian state-owned aerospace firm Aeritalia during 1981. During the 1980s, the firm concentrated activity on the production of two aircraft, the P.68 twin-engined multi-mission transport and the P.66C Charlie trainer aircraft. During 1991, Partenavia was sold to ''Aercosmos''; seven years later, the firm was declared bankrupt and was dissolved. Much of its assets were acquired by rival aircraft manufacturer Vulcanair, who continued the production and development of some parts of the company's former product range. In 1986, the two Pascale brothers founded the Italian aircraft design/manufacturing firm Tecnam where the naming of the Aircraft still follows the rule of having a capital "P" that stands for "Pascale" follow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
