Partenavia Fachiro

P.57 Fachiro
P57 Fachiro IIf at Milan's Bresso airport in 1965
General information
Type	Four-seat touring monoplane
National origin	Italy
Manufacturer	Partenavia
Status	examples still flying
Primary user	aero clubs and private pilot owners
Number built	37
History
Introduction date	1959
First flight	1958

The Partenavia P.57 Fachiro is an Italian, four-seat, high-wing, touring monoplane, fitted with a fixed tricycle undercarriage.

Design and development

The P.57 was designed and built by Partenavia. The Lycoming O-320 powered Fachiro I first flew on 7 November 1958, followed by the Fachiro II, on 3 January 1959. A later version, designated the II-f, introduced a swept fin and rudder.

The Fachiro utilises mixed steel tube-and-fabric construction and is fitted with a 160 hp (119 kW) engine for aero club and general aviation use.

A one-off, all-metal version, the P.64 Fachiro III, was further developed as the P.64 Oscar.

Seven examples of the Fachiro IIf version remained in operation within Italy during spring 2009.

Variants

P.57 Fachiro I

Powered by a 150 hp (112 kW) Lycoming O-320 engine.

P.57 Fachiro II

Powered by a 168 hp (125 kW)) Lycoming O-360-B2A engine. 3 built.

P.57 Fachiro II-f

Powered by a 180 hp (134 kW) Lycoming O-360-A2A engine. 33 built.

P.64 Fachiro III

An all-metal version developed as the P.64 Oscar 1 built.

Specifications (Fachiro II-f)

Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1965-66

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Capacity: 3 passengers
• Length: 6.625 m (21 ft 9 in)
• Wingspan: 9.138 m (30 ft 0 in)
• Height: 2.41 m (7 ft 11 in)
• Wing area: 13.40 m² (144.2 sq ft)
• Aspect ratio: 6.23:1
• Airfoil: NACA 4412/4409
• Empty weight: 645 kg (1,422 lb)
• Max takeoff weight: 1,100 kg (2,425 lb)
• Fuel capacity: 160 L (42 US gal; 35 imp gal)
• Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming O-360-A2A air-cooled flat-four engine, 130 kW (180 hp)
• Propellers: 2-bladed Sensenich M74DM62 fixed-pitch propeller

Performance

• Maximum speed: 240 km/h (150 mph, 130 kn) at sea level
• Cruise speed: 190 km/h (120 mph, 100 kn) (econ. cruise, 50% power)
• Stall speed: 75 km/h (47 mph, 40 kn)
• Range: 900 km (560 mi, 490 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 4,200 m (13,800 ft)
• Rate of climb: 5.00 m/s (985 ft/min)
• Takeoff run to 15 m (50 ft): 503 m (1,650 ft)

See also

Related development

• Partenavia Oscar

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Partenavia Fachiro.

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• Simpson, Rod (2005). The General Aviation Handbook. Midland Publishing. ISBN 1-85780-222-5.
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