Partenavia Oscar
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| Oscar / Charlie | |
|---|---|
| Type | Light tourer |
| Manufacturer | Partenavia |
| Designed by | Luigi Pascale |
| Maiden flight | 1965 |
| Primary user | Aero Club d'Italia |
| Number built | 312 |
| Developed from | P.57 Fachiro |
The Partenavia P.64B/P.66B Oscar is an Italian two/four-seat, single-engined, high-wing monoplane built by Partenavia.
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[edit] History
Developed as an all-metal version of the P.57 Fachiro, the prototype was designated the P.64 Fachiro III and first flew on 2 April 1965. Improvements were made to the design, mainly to the rear fuselage to fit a panaromic rear window, and now renamed the P.64B Oscar B it first flew in 1967. Also known as the Oscar 180 powered by a 180hp Lycoming O-360-A1A piston engine, a 200hp version (with a Lycoming O-360-A1B engine) was known as the Oscar-200. Twenty-one aircraft were delivered to South Africa and assembled by AFIC (Pty) Limited and marketed as the AFIC RSA 200 Falcon.
In January 1976 the company flew a new fully aerobatic version, the P.68C Charlie, and 96 were built mainly for the Aero Club d'Italia.
[edit] Variants
- P.64 Fachiro III - Prototype, one built.
- P.64B Oscar B - Production aircraft with cut-down rear fuselage and 180hp Lycoming engine, 64 built.
- P.64B Oscar 180 - Marketing name for the Oscar B.
- P.64B Oscar 200 - 200hp version of the Oscar B, 9 built.
- P.66B Oscar 100 - Two-seat version with 100hp Lycoming engine, 80 built.
- P.66B Oscar 150 - Three-seat version with 150hp Lycoming engine, 50 built.
- P.66C Charlie - Four-seat aerobatic version of the P.66B with 160hp Lycoming engine, 107 built.
- P.66D Delta - P.66B with minor changes, one built.
- P.66T Charlie - Two-seat trainer version of the P.66C, one built.
- AFIC RSA 200 Falcon - South-african version of the P.64.
[edit] Specifications (P.66C Charlie)
General characteristics
- Crew: 2 or 4
- Length: 23 ft 9 in (7.24 m)
- Wingspan: 32 ft 9¾ in (10.00 m)
- Height: 9 ft 1 in (2.77 m)
- Wing area: 144.20 ft² (13.40 m²)
- Empty weight: 1,323 lb (600 kg)
- Max takeoff weight: 2,183 lb (990 kg)
- Powerplant: 1× Lycoming O-320 flat-four piston, 160 hp (119 kw)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 149 mph (240 km/h)
- Range: 485 miles (780 km)
- Service ceiling: 15,000 ft (4570 m)
[edit] References=
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.
- Simpson, R.W. (1991). Airlife's General Aviation. Shrewsbury, England: Airlife Publishing. ISBN 1 853180 194 X.
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