- Partenavia Aeroscooter
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P.53 Aeroscooter Role Experimental hybrid monoplane National origin Italy Manufacturer Partenavia Designer Mario de Bernardi First flight 2 April 1951 Status On display Number built 1 The Partenavia P.53 Aeroscooter was a 1950s Italian single-seat light aircraft fitted with a two-bladed rotor. It was designed by Mario de Bernardi and built by Partenavia.[1]
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Design and development
The Aeroscooter was low-wing monoplane powered by a 22 hp (16 kW) Ambrosini P-25 piston engine in the nose.[1] It had a fixed nose-wheel landing gear.[1] Above the enclosed single-seat cockpit was fitted a pylon with a two-bladed rotor which was to reduce the stalling speed and the rate-of-descent if the engine failed.[1] Only one Aeroscooter was built and it first flew on 2 April 1951 without the rotor fitted.[1] The Aeroscooter survives and is on display at the Museo Storico Dell Aeronautico Militare Italiana.
Variants
- De Bernardi M.d.B. 02 Aeroscooter - The two seat follow on aircraft designed by De Bernardi.[2]
References
Notes
Bibliography
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.
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