P.70 Alpha | |
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Role | Aerobatic trainer |
National origin | Italy |
Manufacturer | Partenavia |
Designer | Luigi Pascale |
First flight | 24 April 1972 |
Number built | 1 |
The Partenavia P.70 Alpha was a 1970s Italian two-seat light aerobatic trainer designed by Luigi Pascale and built by Partenavia. [1] [2]
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. [1] [2] 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. [1]
Data fromJane's All the World's Aircraft 1973-74 [3]
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