(With acknowledgement to the Piaggio aeronautics publicity department for this beautiful photograph)
The Piaggio Avanti P.180 is a unique twin engined canard pusher design produced by this famous Italian company,breaking away from conventional designs has produced a very clean aerodynamic shape with excellent performance curves.
As a modelling project the design offers some challenges in miniature
including making a fuselage possibly from two built up shells,these could be planked from nose to tail and then covered with thin PVA based glasscloth.
A one piece wing could be slotted and faired into the aft centre section leaving all radio equipment well forward to preserve the centre of gravity.
Even the cockpit shape should not present too many problems,it could easily be a wrap around type.
395 KTAS/ 732 km/hr at 28,000 ft/8538 m
Ceiling
41,000 ft/12,500 m
Maximum Range
1,750 nm/3,241 km (6 PAX, VFR Reserve)
Engines
Pratt & Whitney, Canada PT6A-66
Weights
Maximum Take-Off Weight
11,550 lbs/5,239 Kg
Standard Empty Weight
7,500 lbs/3,402 Kg
Useful Load (Incl. Crew)
4,100 lbs/1,860 Kg
Maximum Payload
2,000 lbs/907 Kg
Seating Capacity
Maximum Seating Capacity
9 plus 2 crew
Typical Executive Payload
6 plus 1 crew
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