THE Piaggio Company has long been known for the design of unconventional aeroplanes; unconventional, that is, in the sense that they have broken with the general practice of the day. Their first post-war type, the P-136 five-seater twin-engined amphibian flying-boat, is no exception. The prototype was generally considered to be one of the most interesting aeroplanes exhibited at the 1949 Salon de l'Acronautique. A second prototype was completed for demonstration purposes and, although civil sales were limited to a single example bought by King Farouk, the Italian Air Force adopted the P-136 as a seaplane trainer and a first series of fifteen was recently completed for them at the company's main aircraft works at Finale Ligure. Piaggio &.C., although well-known as an aircraft and aero-engine constructor, is primarily an industrial firm making many different products, including railway coaches and the familiar Vespa light motor cycle.
Limited Production of a Light Amphibian
A Description of the Methods Adopted by Piaggio & C. to Manufacture the P-136 Twin-Engined Trainer
Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology ; 24 , 4 ; 107-111
01.04.1952
5 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
Limited production of light amphibian
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