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3 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. SIAI-Marchetti S.205-R20 ‘G-AVEH’ (33303997074): Alan Wilson from Stilton, Peterborough, Cambs, UK· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 2. S.210M: RuthAS· CC BY 3.0
- 3. SIAI-Marchetti S205 20-R, Private JP6954893: Aldo Bidini· GFDL 1.2
what is it?
The SIAI-Marchetti S.205 is an Italian four-seat, single-engine, light airplane, manufactured by SIAI-Marchetti. The S.205 made its maiden flight in 1965. The Italian Air Force employs a version called S.208.
How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 10.9 m wingspan
base stats
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 61 years ago, in 1965.
- Top speed is 2.2× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- Wingspan of 10.9 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
- Range of 1,500 km: 8× Amsterdam to Brussels.
piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 1965
- status
- still flying
- number built
- 620
- role
- liaison and glider-towing aircraft
- makers
- SIAI-Marchetti
- engines
- 1× Avco Lycoming IO-360-A1A
- crew
- 1
- passengers
- 3
- length
- 8 m
- wingspan
- 10.9 m
- height
- 2.9 m
- max take-off weight
- 1,300 kg
- top speed
- 280 km/h
- cruise speed
- 255 km/h
- range
- 1,500 km
- ceiling
- 5,380 m
- wings
- monoplane
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
family
Sources: Wikidata Q1639132, Wikipedia: SIAI-Marchetti S.205 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.