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Aviamilano Scricciolo

first flew 1959· trainer

Aviamilano Scricciolo, photo 1 of 1
1/1 RuthAS· CC BY 3.0

what is it?

The Aviamilano P.19 Scricciolo (Italian: "Wren") was a light civil trainer aircraft built in Italy in the 1960s.

How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 10.2 m wingspan

base stats

  • speed 210 km/htop speed
  • size 725 kgmax take-off weight
  • built 50made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

  • First flew 67 years ago, in 1959.
  • Top speed is 1.6× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
  • Wingspan of 10.2 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.

piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.

spec sheet

first flight
1959-12-13
number built
50
role
trainer
makers
Aviamilano
engines
1× Continental O-200-A
crew
2
length
7 m
wingspan
10.2 m
height
2 m
max take-off weight
725 kg
top speed
210 km/h
cruise speed
170 km/h
range
—
ceiling
3,100 m

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q790783, Wikipedia: Aviamilano Scricciolo (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.

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