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Partenavia P.68 Victor
Cold War (1970–1991)
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.
Specifications
- Category
- Fixed Wing
- Domain
- Civil
- Era
- Cold War (1970–1991)
- Engine
- 2× air-cooled horizontally-opposed engine
- Thrust / Power
- 200 hp each
- Length (ft)
- 31
- Wingspan (ft)
- 39
- Empty Weight (lb)
- 3130
- MTOW (lb)
- 4594
- Service Ceiling (ft)
- 18000
- Range (mi)
- 1269
- Max Speed (mph)
- 187