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6 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Siai-marchetti SM 1019 (N394RV): Armchair Aviator's· CC BY 2.0
- 2. SIAI-Marchetti SM-1019A E.I. 1: Piergiuliano Chesi· CC BY 3.0
- 3. SIAI-Marchetti SM-1019E I-AFRI Farnborough 9-8-78: Mike Illien· CC BY 2.0
- 4. SIAI-Marchetti SM-1019E I-AFRI Farnborough 9-9-78: Chris England· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 5. SIAI-Marchetti SM1019E, Italy - Army JP7113741: Aldo Bidini· GFDL 1.2
- 6. SIAI-Marchetti SM1019E, Italy - Army JP7373839: Aldo Bidini· GFDL 1.2
what is it?
The SIAI-Marchetti SM.1019 is an Italian STOL liaison monoplane built by SIAI-Marchetti for the Italian Army. It is a turboprop-powered derivative of the Cessna O-1 Bird Dog.
How to recognise it: 1 turboprop · 11 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 57 years ago, in 1969.
- Top speed is 1.9× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- Wingspan of 11 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
turboprop: A jet-style turbine turning a propeller: efficient on short hops.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 1969
- introduced
- 1976
- number built
- 86
- role
- stol liaison monoplane
- origin
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- makers
- SIAI-Marchetti
- engines
- 1× Allison Model 250-B17B / Allison 250 / Allison 250-B15G
- crew
- 2
- passengers
- 1
- length
- 8.5 m
- wingspan
- 11 m
- height
- 2.9 m
- max take-off weight
- 1,450 kg
- top speed
- 250 km/h
- cruise speed
- 296 km/h
- range
- 925 km
- ceiling
- 7,620 m
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
family
Sources: Wikidata Q1247989, Wikipedia: SIAI-Marchetti SM.1019 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.