- Piaggio P.149
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Piaggio P.149 Role Utility liaison or training monoplane Manufacturer Piaggio Aero
Focke-WulfFirst flight 1953 Primary user German Air Force Number built 88 (Piaggio)
190 (Focke-Wulf)Developed from Piaggio P.148 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.
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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
- German Air Force
- Nigerian Air Force, 26 former West German Air Force 149Ds
- 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
References
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985), 1985, Orbis Publishing, Page 2714
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