Model
Avanti II P180
Manufacturer
Piaggio Aero
Equipped Price
$ 7,195,000
Pax Exec
7
Description
The innovative Avanti has been a slow seller despite its advanced design, and jet like performance but turboprop operating costs. Development of the Avanti dates back to program launch in 1981 when Gates Learjet participated in Avanti development, and would have built the Avanti's forward fuselage, but instead withdrew from the program in January 1986. Undeterred by Gates' withdrawal, Piaggio assumed total control of the program, tooling and three forward fuselages and transferred them to Italy. The unorthodox Avanti remains unique for a corporate aircraft in that it features three flying surfaces - the canard foreplane, wing and tail. This arrangement not only offers the benefits of the canard, but meant the wing could be positioned in the rear of the fuselage, so that it didn't intrude on available interior cabin space. The pusher engine configuration was chosen to reduce cabin noise. Composites are used in a number of areas, including the tail, engine nacelles, canards, outboard wing flaps, landing gear doors and the tail cone, but generally, unlike the Beech Starship, most construction is conventional. A three screen Collins EFIS flightdeck is standard, a five screen suite is offered as an option. Twice Piaggio has increased the P.180's maximum weight, thus improving its payload range.
Relative to Competitors in Class
Performance Stats
| Noise (db) | 75 |
| Exterior Length (ft) | 47.3 |
| Exterior Height (ft) | 13 |
| Exterior Wingspan (ft) | 46 |
| Cabin Length Net (ft) | 17.5 |
| Cabin Height (ft) | 5.8 |
| Cabin Width Max (ft) | 6.1 |
| Engines | 2 P&WC PT6A-66B |
| Output (lbs) | 850 |
| Inspection Interval (hours) | 3,600*t |
| Max Takeoff Weight (lbs) | 12,100 |
| Max Payload (lbs) | 1,800 |
| Useful Load (lbs) | 4,150 |
| Executive Payload (lbs) | 1,400 |
| Available Payload with Max Fuel (lbs) | 1,348 |
| Take Off Distance - Sea Level/ISA (ft) | 3,262 |
| Take Off Distance - 5000ft /25degs (ft) | 4,700 |
| Max Certificated Altitude (ft) | 41,000 |
| High Speed - True Airspeed (kts) | 400 |
| Max Payload Range - (NM) | 1,070 |
| Max Fuel Range - (NM) | 1,450 |
| 600nm Trip Flight Time | 1+44 |
| 600nm Trip Fuel Used | 1,144 |
| 1000nm Trip Flight Time | 3+02 |
| 1000nm Trip Fuel Used | 1,603 |