Partenavia P. 68

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Partenavia P. 68
Great Barrier Airlines Partenavia P-68B MRD-1.jpg
Partenavia P.68B of Great Barrier Airlines
Type: Touring aircraft , light aircraft
Design country:

ItalyItaly Italy

Manufacturer:

Partenavia
Vulcanair

First flight:

May 1970

Production time:

since 1970 Partenavia
since 1998 Vulcanair

The Partenavia P.68 Victor , now Vulcanair P68 , is a twin-engine light aircraft from Italy , originally manufactured by Partenavia and since the acquisition of the rights by Vulcanair .

History and equipment

The first flight of the prototype of the Partenavia P.68 (Victor) took place in May 1970. This prototype had a rigid three-legged landing gear and piston engine engines . The next test aircraft were called Partenavia P.68A . From 1974 the first series machines were delivered under the designation Partenavia P.68B , these had a fuselage 15.2 centimeters longer than the first test copies. In 1979 the next version, the Partenavia P.68C , came on the market with some changes in the cabin interior as well as a longer hull for a weather radar and a larger tank. In 1980 the next version of this series came on the market under the name Partenavia P.68C-TC . The Observer version was derived from this by Sportavia-Pützer . The next development stage of the Partenavia P.68C-TC, the Partenavia AP.68 Turbo , had a larger tank and a retractable landing gear. Then another variant was brought out under the name Partenavia AT.68TP-600 , again with a rigid chassis.

In 1983, the "Spartacus" was the first version that was equipped with a propeller turbine . The highly developed and stretched version AP68TP-600 "Viator" or "A-Viator" is equipped with a Rolls-Royce - or Allison - turbine drive and retractable undercarriage.

Technical specifications

Parameter Partenavia P.68A Partenavia P.68B Partenavia P.68C Partenavia P.68C-TC Partenavia AP.68 Turbo Partenavia AT.68TP-600
Passengers 2 or 3
length 9.55 m 9.70 m 9.55 m
span 12.00 m
Max. Takeoff mass 1990 kg
Cruising speed 307 km / h 407 km / h
Range 2112 km 1633 km
drive two Avco Lycoming IO / -360-A1B6 engines with 146 kW (203 hp) each two TIO-360-C1A6D turbo engines with 157 kW (213 PS) each two Allison 250 B17C turbo-prop engines with 313 kW (425 hp) each
number of pieces 13
image Partenavia P-68B Partenavia P.68C Partenavia P.68C-TC Partenavia AT.68TP-600
Parameter Vulcanair P.68C Vulcanair P.68C TC Vulcanair P68 TC Observer Vulcanair P68 Observer 2 Vulcanair Vr (P68R) Vulcanair A-Viator
Passengers (including pilot) 6th Max. 11
length 9.455 m 9.15 m 9.43 m 9.55 m 11.27 m
span 12.00 m
Max. Takeoff mass 2084 kg 2063 kg 3000 kg
Cruising speed 301 km / h 306 km / h 301 km / h 311 km / h 396 km / h
Range 2043 km 1925 km 2105 km 2658 km 1647 km 1740 km
drive two Lycoming IO-360-A1B6 engines
with 200 hp each		 two Lycoming TIO-360-C1A6D turbo engines
with 210 hp each		 two Lycoming IO-360-A1B6 engines
with 200 hp each		 two Rolls-Royce 250 B17 C engines
with 328 hp each
image Vulcanair P.68C Vulcanair P.68C TC Vulcanair P68 Observer Vulcanair P68 Observer 2 Vulcanair P.68R Vulcanair A-Viator

Incidents

From the first flight in 1970 to December 2019, there have been 63 accidents with Partenavia P.68 with a total of 134 fatalities and / or total losses. Of the machines involved in the accident, 13 were registered in Germany, 3 in Switzerland and none in Austria.

  • On June 27, 1983, a Partenavia P.68 ( aircraft registration D-GFPH ) collided with a Mirage III R (342/33-CR) belonging to the French Armée de l'air between Assmannshardt and Birkenhardt near Biberach an der Riss . When both machines crashed, the 3 occupants of both planes and 4 residents of a house on the ground into which the Mirage crashed died.

literature

  • Susan Harris Encyclopedia of Aircraft - Technology, Models, Data. Weltbild Verlag GmbH, Augsburg 1994, pp. 296, 297, ISBN 3-89350-055-3

Web links

Commons : Partenavia P.68  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
Commons : Vulcanair P.68  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Partenavia P68 Victor , Pilot and Airplane, 6/2011
  2. ↑ Partenavia Spartacus - Two hot turbines in a delightfully simple package , FLYING magazine, June 1985, page 56
  3. ↑ List of accidents with Partenavia P.68 , Aviation Safety Network WikiBase , accessed on January 25, 2020.
  4. ↑ accident report Partenavia P.68 D-GFPH , Aviation Safety Network WikiBase (English), accessed on 25 January 2020th
  5. ^ Accident report Mirage III 342/33-CR , Aviation Safety Network WikiBase, accessed on January 25, 2020.