Partenavia Aircraft - Partenavia P.68, Partenavia Oscar, Partenavia Fachiro, Partenavia Alpha, Partenavia Tornado, Partenavia Jolly (Paperback)

Chapters: Partenavia P.68, Partenavia Oscar, Partenavia Fachiro, Partenavia Alpha, Partenavia Tornado, Partenavia Jolly, Partenavia Tigrotto, Partenavia Astore, Partenavia Mosquito. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 32. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Partenavia P.68 is an Italian six-seat, twin-engined, high-wing monoplane built by Partenavia and later Vulcanair. Designed by Professor Luigi Pascale and originally put into production in 1972, it was intended for private or business use but has also seen use as both a training and a transport aircraft. It was originally named the Victor, although this name was not used for the production aircraft. The P.68 Observer, which was an Italian/German development, has a transparent nose for use in police work and observation duties. First flown on 25 May 1970, the prototype P.68 was built at Arzano, Italy. It was powered by two 200hp (149 kW) Lycoming IO-360 piston engines. Production of the P.68 began in 1972 with 14 pre-production aircraft at new facilities in Casoria, Italy. These were followed in 1974 by the P.68B with the fuselage lengthened by 6in (15.2 cm) to create more space in the cockpit. It was superseded in 1979 by the P.68C which had a lengthened nose to accommodate a weather radar. A turbocharged version (the P.68C-TC) was available in 1980. The type license was obtained by Vulcanair, which is still producing the P.68C. With the help of Aeritalia, development began of a nine-seat turboprop version. The first aircraft, an AP.68TP, first flew in 1978 using Allison 250 turboprops. Although the prototype had a retractable undercarriage, the production aircraft, named the Spartacus, had a fixed undercarriage. Later, a retractable undercarriage version was built as the Viator. The German company Sportavia-Putzer modified the P...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=229313