Tecnam P92

what is it?

The Tecnam P92 is a family of two-seat, high-wing, light aircraft designed by Luigi Pascale and manufactured by Tecnam in Capua, Italy. First introduced in 1993, the aircraft was developed for the ultralight category and has since evolved into one of Tecnam's most produced models, with over 2,500 units in service as 2018. It has been widely used for recreational flying and primary flight training in Europe, North America, and other regions.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 8.7 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 213 km/htop speed
• range 1,296 kmwithout refuelling
• size 600 kgmax take-off weight

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 33 years ago, in 1993.
• 🏎️Top speed is 1.6× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🌍Range of 1,296 km: 7× Amsterdam to Brussels.

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

spec sheet

first flight

1993

status

in production

number built

—

role

two-seat ultralight monoplane

origin

🇮🇹 Italy

makers

Tecnam

engines

1× Rotax 912ULS

crew

2

length

6.4 m

wingspan

8.7 m

height

2.5 m

max take-off weight

600 kg

top speed

213 km/h

range

1,296 km

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