Partenavia Alpha

The Partenavia P.70 Alpha was a 1970s Italian two-seat light aerobatic trainer designed by Luigi Pascale and built by Partenavia.

Design and development

The Alpha was a low-wing monoplane with a fixed tricycle landing gear and powered by a 100 hp (75 kW) Rolls-Royce Continental O-200-A engine. The Alpha first flew on the 24 April, 1972, but only one was built and it did not enter production as the company was pre-occupied with producing the Partenavia P.68.

Specifications

Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1973-74

General characteristics

• Crew: 2
• Length: 7.06 m (23 ft 2 in)
• Wingspan: 8.5 m (27 ft 11 in)
• Height: 3.00 m (9 ft 10 in)
• Wing area: 11.60 m² (125 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 480 kg (1,014 lb)
• Gross weight: 700 kg (1,543 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Rolls-Royce Continental O-200-A four-cylinder horizontallt-opposed air-cooled piston engine , 75 kW (100 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 225 km/h (140 mph, 120 kn)
• Cruise speed: 210 km/h (130 mph, 110 kn)
• Range: 880 km (546 mi, 474 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 4,000 m (13,125 ft)
• g limits: +6 -3
• Rate of climb: 4.00 m/s (787 ft/min)

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