Piaggio P.148

Piaggio P.148

Role	Two-seat primary/aerobatic trainer
National origin	Italy
Manufacturer	Piaggio Aero
First flight	February 12, 1951^[1]
Primary users	Italian Air Force Somali Air Corps
Number built	100+
Variants	Piaggio P.149

The Piaggio P.148 was a 1950s Italian two-seat primary or aerobatic training monoplane designed and built by Piaggio Aero.

Design and development

The P.148 was an all-metal low-wing cantilever monoplane with fixed tailwheel landing gear. It offered room for two occupants in side-by-side seating as well as an optional third seat. The prototype first flew on the 12 February 1951 and after testing by the Italian Air Force was ordered into production for the air force primary training schools. A four-seat variant was developed as the P.149.

Operational history

Although successfully introduced into the Italian Air Force service, the P.148 was withdrawn from use with the introduction of an all-jet training programme. In 1970, the aircraft was re-introduced into the Italian Air Force Service, when the basic piston-engine aircraft regained a role in the selection of pilots. Some aircraft were sold by the Air Force to the Somali Air Corps as trainers.

Operators

Italy

Italian Air Force operated 70 aircraft from 1951 until 1979^[2]

Somalia

Somali Air Corps - Retired

Specifications (P.148)

Data from The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985), 1985, Orbis Publishing, Page 2714

General characteristics

Crew: two
Length: 8.44 m (27 ft 8¼ in)
Wingspan: 11.12 m (36 ft 5¾ in)
Height: 2.40 m (7 ft 10½ in)
Wing area: 18.85 m² (202.91 ft²)
Empty weight: 876 kg (1,931 lb)
Gross weight: 1,280 kg (2,822 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming O-435-A flat-six piston engine, 142 kW (190 hp)

Performance

Maximum speed: 234 km/h (145 mph)
Range: 925 km (575 miles)
Service ceiling: 5,000 m (16,404 ft)

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Piaggio P.148.

↑ "Piaggiio P.148" Aerei Italiani
↑ aeroflight

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985), 1985, Orbis Publishing, Page 2714

External links

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