Partenavia P.68
The Partenavia P.68, now Vulcanair P68, is a light aircraft designed by Luigi Pascale and initially built by Italian company Partenavia. It made its first flight on 25 May 1970, its type certification was granted on 17 November 1971 and was transferred to Vulcanair in 1998. The original six-seat high-wing monoplane is powered by twin piston engines and is used for light transport and training. The P.68 Observer is an observation aircraft variant, and it was developed in a stretched, 10/11-seat twin turboprop derivative.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- Vulcanair
- Category
- Single-engine piston
- First flight
- 1970-05-25
- Length
- 9.35 m
- Wingspan
- 12 m
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 160 kt
- Max speed
- 164 kt
- Range
- 1,103 nm
- Service ceiling
- 18,000 ft
- Rate of climb
- 1,100 ft/min
- Max takeoff weight
- 4,594 lb
- Empty weight
- 3,130 lb
- Fuel capacity
- 177 US gal
- Powerplant
- 2 × Lycoming IO-360-A1B6
- Engines
- 2
- Seats
- 6
- Length
- 31 ft
- Wingspan
- 39 ft
- Height
- 12 ft
- Number built
- 431
Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Reference and training only. Specifications vary by variant — consult the manufacturer and the official documents.