Partenavia
A Partenavia P.68 | |
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Partenavia Construzioni Aeronautiche was an Italian aircraft manufacturer that specialised in general aviation.
The company operated between 1957 and 1998. Founded by Professor
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" followed by a number that stands for the year of the original design.
History
Partenavia was established in 1957 by Professor
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The first major aircraft to be produced by the company was the P.57 Fachiro, a four-seat high wing aircraft principally intended for the flying club sector. Several years later, an all-metal version, the Oscar, replaced the Fachiro on the production lines. Pascale proceeded to develop and produce a wide range of inhouse-designed aircraft. Perhaps the most well recognised of its designs was the twin-engined P.68, a light multi-mission transport aircraft that made its maiden flight during 1970.[2]
During 1981, Partenavia became a part of the Italian state-owned aerospace group Aeritalia; despite its new ownership, the firm received little financial support from its parent company.[2] Thereafter, Partenavia concentrated its resources on the P.66C Charlie monoplane trainer aircraft, producing in excess of 100 for the Aero Club d'Italia. By 1986, the firm reportedly employed around 150 workers to manufacture two aircraft models, the P.66 and P.68.[2] During the 1980s, the P68 was re-engined and marketed in the North American market under the Spartacus brand as a business aircraft, where roughly half of yearly sales were being made by this point in time.[2]
During 1993, Alenia sold the company to Aercosmos. Two years later, Indian firm
Aircraft
- P.48 Astore
- P.52 Tigrotto
- P.53 Aeroscooter
- P.55 Tornado
- P.57 Fachiro
- P.59 Jolly
- P.64 Fachiro III
- P.64B Oscar
- P.66B Oscar
- P.66C Charlie
- P.66D Delta
- P.66T Charlie
- P.68 Victor
- P.70 Alpha
- P.86 Mosquito
- AP.68TP-300 Spartacus
- AP.68TP-600 Viator
See also
- List of Italian companies
References
Citations
- ^ Sarsfield, Kate (20 March 2017). "Tecnam founder and president Luigi Pascale passes away". Flight International.
- ^ a b c d e f Ladomirak, Deborah C.; Greene, William L.; Manifold, Diane (1986). Competitive assessment of the U.S. commuter business aircraft industries: report on investigation no.332-204 under section 332 of the Tariff Act of 1930. U.S. International Trade Commission. p. 218.
- ^ a b Clark, Anders (17 March 2017). "Luigi Pascale: Remembering the Recently Passed Founder of Tecnam". disciplesofflight.com.
- ^ "Indians deliver first Partenavias". Flight International. 11 January 1995.
- ^ Wynbrandt, James (21 July 2015). "An Italian Light Twin Returns To Claim Its Star". Plane & Pilot. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- ^ Gilbert, Gordon A (1 September 1998). "Vulcanair takes over Partenavia P68 Support". Aviation Week.
- ^ "VulcanAir 'moves forward' with Partenavia line". Flight International. 30 June 1999.
- ^ Morrison, Murdo (16 November 2010). "Italy special: Vulcanair makes a virtue of rugged utility". Flight International.
Bibliography
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- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.
- Simpson, R.W. (1991). Airlife's General Aviation. Shrewsbury, England: Airlife Publishing. ISBN 1-85310-194-X.
- Mavilio, Stefano (2016). L'aviazione dei fratelli Pascale. Napoli, Italia: Art Studio Paparo. ISBN 978-88-99130-121.