On June 14, a Porto Aviation’s Risen completed the transatlantic leg of its journey from Milan, Italy, to Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The company posted on social media: “We made it!!! I have been reluctant to post anything here before accomplishing this epic flight , being Italian I guess makes me more superstitious.A page in aviation history has been written by Alberto Porto and Andrea Florence (Venturini). 1900 nautical miles, average speed [of] 165 kts, with just over 43 gallons of fuel!!! We left this morning early in rainy Scotland and landed in the afternoon at Goose Bay the same day without refueling.”
The company announced its cross-the-pond plans this May to bring the newly re-engined Risen to the U.S. While many versions of the retractable-gear Risen use the Rotax 912, the company had been fitting the turbocharged 915 iS. But this example has the newer, more powerful Rotax 916 iS. The turbo Risen normally carries around 32 gallons of gas (120 liters) but this example has longer-range integrated tanks with 50 gallons’ capacity; Porto and Florence did not carry special auxiliary fuel tanks.
The total distance is more than 5100 nm from Milan to AirVenture, but the Risen seen here has only 1200 nm to go, all of it with land beneath the slender, efficient wings.
Does Risen have a US based partner? It looks to be wonderful aircraft but there seem to only be <=13 of them across different models in the US based upon registrations, hopefully this might expand post Mosaic. Does anyone have idea how much they cost now or the wait time they seems to be pretty limited on what they are will to share for the US make without going through the sales process. The last price range I could find was around $240k USD but that was several years ago and they seem to have longer wait list from comments.
Ya lo vimos en la EAA de Buenos Aires en 2020 cuando hizo su primer travesia del Atlantico, hasta ese momento no sabiamos nada de este fantastico avion, fue una sorpresa aunque no participó del Show Aereo de la Convencion
Translation: “We already saw it at the EAA in Buenos Aires in 2020 when it made its first crossing of the Atlantic, until that moment we did not know anything about this fantastic plane, it was a surprise although it did not participate in the Convention Air Show.”
Absolutely amazing aircraft – undoubtedly the best performance for range and speed in its class. Alberto and his team have done a superb job with this aeroplane.
Very impressive aircraft. Hopefully 2025 will give us clarity about mosaic. I for one am looking forward to this aircraft falling within the new category