Piaggio P.149

Piaggio P.149
Role	Utility liaison or training monoplane
Manufacturer	Piaggio Aero Focke-Wulf
First flight	1953
Primary user	German Air Force
Number built	88 (Piaggio) 190 (Focke-Wulf)
Developed from	Piaggio P.148

Focke-Wulf FWP. 149D in Canadian civil service

P.149D

The Piaggio P.149 was an 1950s Italian utility or liaison aircraft designed and built by Piaggio. The aircraft was built under licence by Focke-Wulf in West Germany as the FWP.149D.

Development

The P.149 was developed as a four-seat touring variant of the earlier P.148. The P.149 is an all-metal, low-wing cantilever monoplane with a retractable tricycle landing gear with room for four or five occupants. The prototype first flew on the 19 June 1953 only a few were sold, until the Luftwaffe selected the aircraft for a training and utility role. Piaggio delivered 72 aircraft to Germany, and another 190 were built in Germany by Focke-Wulf as the FWP.149D.

Operational history

The aircraft was operated by the Luftwaffe between 1957 and 1984.

Operators

 Austria

• Austrian Air Force

 Germany

• German Air Force

 Israel

• Israeli Air Force

 Nigeria

• Nigerian Air Force, 26 former West German Air Force 149Ds

 Switzerland

• Swissair

 Tanzania

• Tanzanian Air Force, eight former West German Air Force 149Ds

 Uganda

Ugandan Air Force

Specifications (P.149D)

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

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Capacity: 3 or 4 passengers or 1 trainee
• Length: 8.80 m (28 ft 10½ in)
• Wingspan: 11.12 m (36 ft 5¾ in)
• Height: 2.90 m (9 ft 6¼ in)
• Wing area: 18.85 m² (202.91 ft²)
• Empty weight: 1,160 kg (2,557 lb)
• Gross weight: 1,680 kg (3,704 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)

See also

Related development

• Piaggio P.148
  

References

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