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The Piaggio PD.808 was designed by the Douglas Aircraft Company of Long Beach, California, as a business jet. No orders were received, and the complete project was bought by Piaggio, which flew the first prototype in August 1965. Piaggio also failed to secure any worthwhile commercial interest, but a few examples were taken by the Italian Air Force.
Only 24 examples of this type, with low-set wings and aft-mounted turbojet engines, were produced, and 22 of these went to the Italian Air Force. The first aircraft were configured for the utility role, but the last six aircraft were completed as electronic platforms with cabin accommodation for specialist electronic intelligence equipment and its three operators.
[edit] Variants
- PD-808VIP: VIP transport
- PD-808 ECM: Electronic warfare aircraft
- PD-808TA: navigation trainer
- PD-808RM: radio calibration
- PD-808GE: EW aircraft
- PD-808TF: Proposed turbofan powered version. Not built.
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[edit] Specifications (P.166)
Data from Jane's Aircraft Recognition Guide [1]
General characteristics
- Crew: two pilots plus mission crew
- Length: 12.8 m (42 ft 2 in)
- Wingspan: 13.2 m (43 ft 3 in)
- Height: 4.8 m (15 ft 9 in)
- Empty weight: 4,830 kg (10,650 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 8,165 kg (18,000 lb)
- Powerplant: 2× Rolls Royce Viper Mk526 turbojets
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