Partenavia P.68

what is it?

The Partenavia P.68, now Vulcanair P68, is a light aircraft designed by Luigi Pascale and initially built by Italian company Partenavia. It made its first flight on 25 May 1970, its type certification was granted on 17 November 1971 and was transferred to Vulcanair in 1998. The original six-seat high-wing monoplane is powered by twin piston engines and is used for light transport and training.

🔎How to recognise it: 2 piston engines with propellers · 12 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 301 km/hcruise speed
• range 2,043 kmwithout refuelling
• size 2,084 kgmax take-off weight
• built 430made 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 56 years ago, in 1970.
• 🚗Wingspan of 12 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🌍Range of 2,043 km: 11× Amsterdam to Brussels.

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

spec sheet

first flight

1970-05-25

introduced

1972

status

still flying

number built

430

role

light transport

makers

Vulcanair

engines

2× Lycoming IO-360-A1B6

length

9.6 m

wingspan

12 m

height

3.4 m

max take-off weight

2,084 kg

top speed

—

cruise speed

301 km/h

range

2,043 km

ceiling

5,490 m

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