| Piaggio P.149 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Role | Utility liaison or training monoplane |
| Manufacturer | Piaggio Aero Focke-Wulf |
| First flight | 19 June 1953 |
| Primary users | German Air Force Swissair Flying School |
| Number built | 88 (Piaggio) 190 (Focke-Wulf) |
| Developed from | Piaggio P.148 |
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.
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. [1] The prototype first flew on 19 June 1953. [2]
Only a few were sold, until the German Air Force selected the aircraft for a training and utility role. Piaggio delivered 76 aircraft out of a total of 88 built in Italy to Germany, while another 190 were built in Germany by Focke-Wulf. [2] [3]
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. [3]
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