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Partenavia Astore

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Top speed
  
185 km/h

Manufacturer
  
Partenavia

First flight
  
1952

The Partenavia P.48 Astore was a 1950s Italian light aircraft built by Luigi Pascale and his brother in Naples before establishing Partenavia.

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Development

The Astore was a strut-braced high-wing cabin monoplane with a fixed tailwheel landing gear. It had two seats in tandem and was powered by a 65 hp (48 kW) Continental A65 engine. The prototype and only Astore, registered I-NAPA, was built in a garage in Naples and first flew in 1952, piloted by Mario de Bernardi.

Specifications

General characteristics

  • Crew: one
  • Capacity: one passenger
  • Powerplant: 1 × Continental A65, 48 kW (65 hp) each

    • Performance

  • Maximum speed: 185 km/h (115 mph)

    • References

    Partenavia Astore Wikipedia
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