AERO: Vulcanair launches production of V1.0 piston-single

23 April 2015

AERO: Vulcanair launches production of V1.0 piston-single

Italian airframer Vulcanair has launched full-scale production of its first piston-single aircraft – the V1.0 – and plans to build up to 10 of the four-seat type this year.

The high-wing aircraft – launched at Aero 2014 – is a derivative of the Partenavia P64, and features a redesigned nose cowling, air ducts and doors, along with new wing leading edges, a scimitar Hartzell propeller and a redesigned cockpit with a Garmin G500 flightdeck. The V1.0 is powered by a 180hp (134kW) Lycoming IO-360-M1A engine that can run on either avgas or mogas…

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