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P.180 Avanti
The Piaggio P.180 Avanti is an executive/VIP light aircraft, light transport aircraft, designed by Piaggio Aero and built in Italy. It features twin, wing-mounted turboprop engines, in a pusher configuration. The Avanti seats up to nine people in a Cabin pressurization, pressurized cabin and may be flown by one or Dual control (aviation), two pilots. The design is of Three-surface aircraft, three-surface configuration, having both a small forward wing and a conventional tailplane, as well as its main wing, with the main wing Spar (aeronautics), spars passing behind the passenger cabin area. The Fédération Aéronautique Internationale, FAI lists it as the fastest propeller-driven aircraft with speed of . Development A 1980s wave of new-generation planes, developed to appeal to Fortune 500 clients, included Piaggio's Avanti and Beech Aircraft Corp.'s very similar Beechcraft Starship, Starship. Engineering studies for the airplane that would eventually be named ''Avanti'' bega ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piaggio Aero
Piaggio Aerospace, formerly known as Piaggio Aero Industries, is a multinational aerospace manufacturing company headquartered in Villanova d'Albenga, Italy. The company designs, develops, manufactures and maintains aircraft, aero-engines, aerospace components and aerostructures. The company is a subsidiary of Turkish defence company Baykar. Established in 1884 as ''Rinaldo Piaggio S.p.A.'', it shares its ancestry with motor vehicle manufacturer Piaggio and is one of the world's oldest aircraft manufacturers, having produced its first aircraft during 1915. The company's facilities were rebuilt following the Second World War and several original designs, including the P.136 seaplane, the P.149 trainer aircraft, and the P.166 utility transport, were released during the first two decades of the postwar era. During the 1960s, Piaggio began manufacturing jet engines as well. During 1966, the business was separated into the aviation-focused ''Piaggio Aero'' and the motor scoot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
