Partenavia
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Partenavia Construzioni Aeronautiche was an Italian
aircraft manufacturer from 1957 to 1989.
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. Partenavia became a limited company in 1959. The first major aircraft to be produced was the P.57 Fachiro
, a four-seat high wing aircraft for flying club use. A later all-metal version the Oscar replaced the Fachiro on the production lines.
In 1981 the company became part of the Aeritalia
group and concentrated on the production of over 100 of P.66C Charlie for the Aero Club d'Italia. The most recognised design was twin-engined P.68
first flown in 1970.
In 1993 Alenia sold the company to Aercosmos and, in march 1998, was declared bankrupt and Vulcanair
bought all the assets, design rights and trademarks.
Italy
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aircraft manufacturer from 1957 to 1989.
History
The company was formed shortly after the war by Professor Luigi Pascale of Naples University. Pascale had designed and flown a number of designs, in 1957 a factory was acquired at ArzanoArzano
Arzano is a comune in the Province of Naples in the Italian region Campania, located about 9 km north of Naples. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 37,994 and an area of 4.68 km²....
. Partenavia became a limited company in 1959. The first major aircraft to be produced was the P.57 Fachiro
Partenavia Fachiro
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, a four-seat high wing aircraft for flying club use. A later all-metal version the Oscar replaced the Fachiro on the production lines.
In 1981 the company became part of the Aeritalia
Aeritalia
Aeritalia was an aerospace engineering corporation based in Italy, originally Fiat Aviazione before merging with Aerfer, and now part of Alenia Aeronautica....
group and concentrated on the production of over 100 of P.66C Charlie for the Aero Club d'Italia. The most recognised design was twin-engined P.68
Partenavia P.68
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first flown in 1970.
In 1993 Alenia sold the company to Aercosmos and, in march 1998, was declared bankrupt and Vulcanair
Vulcanair
-Brief history:Partenavia was established in 1957 by Prof. Luigi Pascale and produced a quite large family of single-engined sport aircraft which eventually culminated with the successful twin-engined P.68 Victor and its derivatives....
bought all the assets, design rights and trademarks.
Aircraft
- P.48 Astore
- P.52 Tigrotto
- P.53 Aeroscooter
- P.55 Tornado
- P.57 FachiroPartenavia Fachiro|-See also:...
- P.59 Jolly
- P.64 Fachiro IIIPartenavia Oscar-See also:...
- P.64B OscarPartenavia Oscar-See also:...
- P.66B OscarPartenavia Oscar-See also:...
- P.66C CharliePartenavia Oscar-See also:...
- P.66D DeltaPartenavia Oscar-See also:...
- P.66T CharliePartenavia Oscar-See also:...
- P.68 VictorPartenavia P.68-See also:...
- P.70 Alpha
- P.86 MosquitoPartenavia Mosquito|-See also:-External links:*...
- AP.68TP-300 SpartacusPartenavia P.68-See also:...
- AP.68TP-600 ViatorPartenavia P.68-See also:...