Piaggio P.148
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Role | two-seat primary/aerobatic trainer |
National origin | Italy |
Manufacturer | Piaggio Aero |
First flight | February 12, 1951[1] |
Primary users | Italian Air Force Somali Air Corps |
Number built | 100+ |
Variants | Piaggio P.149 |
The Piaggio P.148 was an 1950s Italian two-seat primary or aerobatic training monoplane designed and built by Piaggio Aero.
Design and development
The P.148 is an all-metal low-wing cantilever monoplane with fixed tailwheel landing gear. It offers room for two occupants in side-by-side seating as well as an optional third seat. The prototype first flew on the 12 February 1951 and after testing by the Italian Air Force was ordered into production for the air force primary training schools. A four-seat variant was developed as the P.149.
Operational history
Although successfully introduced into the Italian Air Force service, the P.148 was withdrawn from use with the introduction of an all-jet training programme. In 1970, the aircraft was re-introduced into the Italian Air Force Service, when the basic piston-engine aircraft regained a role in the selection of pilots. Some aircraft were sold by the Air Force to the Somali Air Corps as trainers.
Operators
- Italian Air Force operated 70 aircraft from 1951 until 1979[2]
Specifications (P.148)
Data from The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985), 1985, Orbis Publishing, Page 2714
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Length: 8.44 m (27 ft 8¼ in)
- Wingspan: 11.12 m (36 ft 5¾ in)
- Height: 2.40 m (7 ft 10½ in)
- Wing area: 18.85 m2 (202.91 ft2)
- Empty weight: 876 kg (1,931 lb)
- Gross weight: 1,280 kg (2,822 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming O-435-A flat-six piston engine, 142 kW (190 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 234 km/h (145 mph)
- Range: 925 km (575 miles)
- Service ceiling: 5,000 m (16,404 ft)
See also
- Related development
References
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- ↑ "Piaggiio P.148" Aerei Italiani
- ↑ aeroflight
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985), 1985, Orbis Publishing, Page 2714