Top speed 234 km/h Length 8.8 m | Wingspan 11 m | |
 | ||
Manufacturers Focke-Wulf, Piaggio Aerospace | ||
Piaggio p 149 formation flight solo aerobatic display airshow kehl
The Piaggio P.149 is a 1950s Italian utility and liaison aircraft designed and built by Piaggio. The aircraft was built under licence by Focke-Wulf in West Germany as the FWP.149D.
Contents
- Piaggio p 149 formation flight solo aerobatic display airshow kehl
- Focke wulf piaggio p 149 start up
- Development
- Operational history
- Operators
- Specifications P149D
- References
Focke wulf piaggio p 149 start up
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 19 June 1953.
Only a few were sold, until the German Air Force 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 German Air Force between 1957 and 1990.
Swissair's Flying School based at Bern (Belp) airfield used a small fleet of the type to provide primary instruction to trainee pilots.
Operators
Specifications (P.149D)
Data from The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985), 1985, Orbis Publishing, Page 2714
General characteristics
Performance