AERO 2009 NEWS — What’s not to love in this gorgeous and curvaceous Tecnam Light-Sport Aircraft? P2008 specs: cabin width 47 inches; wing area 124 square feet; span 28.9 feet; fuel 29 gallons; climb 1,150 fpm; stall 39 knots. Plus, look at that panel (optional equipment shown).
Tecnam has long been known for building handsome, well-flying, all-metal Light-Sport Aircraft. The company has certified four models of SLSA (Echo Super, Sierra, Bravo, and Eaglet) tying them for the most. That will soon change and the 61-year-old Italian company formed in 1948 — once the producer of the Partenavia twin-engine aircraft — will soon climb to the top with five approved LSA models. *** The newest, unveiled at the German Aero show, is the P2008. The sleek and beautiful aircraft was conceived after the company bought Composite Aircraft Group, the designer and builder of the Toxo. When Tecnam took possession of this Spanish company, they acquired CAG’s composite technology and the P2008 is the first full airframe to show the results of this purchase. *** P2008 has metal wings like all Tecnam LSA, but it now features a smoothly contoured fuselage. Tecnam Managing Director Paolo Pascale Langer noted that the composite construction allows aerodynamic lines that permit a wider cockpit than any previous model (see photo text). His company holds a the number three position in U.S. market rank and it seems to me this pretty new bird will help retain or increase that position. Paolo confirmed P2008 would be coming to America soon.
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