Piaggio Avanti

[Chris707]

Sort of a grab and click shot. I see this bird everyone once in awhile


Chris
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[kitnut617]

I think this is a real neat aircraft, the RCMP use one for moving personel around (and prisoners)  I've found a few photos of the RCMP one but not enough of them so that Bill Burns can make a decal sheet unfortunately.

I've got a Sanger 1/72 vacuform (plus white metal parts) kit of it too, although it's not a Sanger original, they got it from someone else.  It's a very nicely formed kit which has visual aspects of a Rareplane or Maintrack kit to the style of the mouldings.

[John Howling Mouse]

I think this is a real neat aircraft, the RCMP use one for moving personel around (and prisoners)  I've found a few photos of the RCMP one but not enough of them so that Bill Burns can make a decal sheet unfortunately.

I've got a Sanger 1/72 vacuform (plus white metal parts) kit of it too, although it's not a Sanger original, they got it from someone else.  It's a very nicely formed kit which has visual aspects of a Rareplane or Maintrack kit to the style of the mouldings.

Yeah, what's up with the lack of photos for the RCMP bird, anyhow?

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1427/928916060_d75ccd8e24.jpg?v=0

[kitnut617]

These are what I found

[GTX]

I seem to remember reading a while back that Piaggio are developing a jet version.

Regards,

Greg

[lancer]

I seem to remember reading a while back that Piaggio are developing a jet version.

Regards,

Greg

They are or at least they were. I did see some GA drawings of it many moons past.

[AeroplaneDriver]

I think the jet got pushed to the back burner.  With $5+ Jet A they may just be in a good spot with the Avanti.

[upnorth]

That has to be just about the sexiest civil aircraft going these days.

I just wish Italeri would give us one in injection form.

[Spey_Phantom]

what a coincidence, i happened to see one over my house today here 
what a machine, i immediatly had a craving to build one 

[lancer]

That has to be just about the sexiest civil aircraft going these days.

I just wish Italeri would give us one in injection form.

I was always preferred the Beech Starship...That was a gorgeus looking aircraft.

[AeroplaneDriver]

I got to fly a Startship for about 15 minutes way back when I was a low time Flight Instructor working for a Beech dealer.  I went out on a flight with two sales guys and got to fly a while.  We flew that last 20-25 miles back to the airport at about 300 feet & 220kts.  Oops, I mean 1,000 feet above the nearest person or structure.

[sotoolslinger]

Man I love this site. I had no idea anything like that existed. A commercial pusher , canard, t- tail. Frakkin cool. 

[B777LR]

As sexy as the Piaggios may look, they are no great sellers in Europe. A Danish company called Air Alpha, is the regional dealer for piaggio, and they havent sold a single over the last few years.

[lancer]

I got to fly a Startship for about 15 minutes way back when I was a low time Flight Instructor working for a Beech dealer.  I went out on a flight with two sales guys and got to fly a while.  We flew that last 20-25 miles back to the airport at about 300 feet & 220kts.  Oops, I mean 1,000 feet above the nearest person or structure.

Soooo, how was the flight a '1000 feet above the nearest person'

Ok, here's where I lament the decision by Beech to stop production of the Starship, an amazing machine that was way ahead of it's time. 

[Jschmus]

I see those every once in a while here, though I've yet to get any photos.  One outfit that flies them, Avantair, has their pilots stay at my hotel all the time.