SIAI-Marchetti p.205

SIAI-Marchetti p.205
Type:	Liaison aircraft
Design country:	Italy
Manufacturer:	SIAI-Marchetti
First flight:	1965
Production time:	1966-1980
Number of pieces:	• p.205: 620 • p.208: 120

The SIAI-Marchetti S.205 is a four-seat single-engine aircraft produced by the Italian manufacturer SIAI-Marchetti .

History and construction

The S.205 was created in 1964 on the basis of an idea by SIAI-Marchetti chief designer Alexander Brena . The aircraft was an all-metal low wing, powered by a Lycoming -360-A1B6D piston engine with 200 hp and offered space for four people. The further development, the S.208, was powered by a 260 hp engine, had retractable landing gear and five seats. The first aircraft to be produced, a S. 205-18F, flew in February 1966 and shipments began the following year. Production was interrupted in 1975, but resumed in 1977 to produce another 140 S. 205-20R for the Aero Club Italia by 1980 .

Approximately 65 fuselages were shipped to the United States for final assembly by the Waco Aircraft Company in Syracuse , NY . Initially the aircraft was called the WACO Sirrus (four-seater) and later the VELA S220 (five-seater). After the death of Mr. Berger, President of WACO, assembly in the USA was discontinued.

Mission history

The Italian Air Force acquired 45 aircraft and used them as liaison , training aircraft and as a glider tug . The military variant was called S.208M. It differed from the civilian version by the avionics , two cockpit doors and a tow hook, as well as the lack of some fuel tanks. The first 4 aircraft delivered were S.205 and were later converted to S.208M.

Two aircraft were delivered to Tunisia and used there as training aircraft.

variants

• S.205 : Basic version with four seats, fixed (F) or retractable (R) three-point landing gear with nose wheel was offered with three engine variants
  • S.205 F / R-18 : with an Avco Lycoming O-360
  • S.205 F / R-20 : with an Avco Lycoming -360-A1B6D
  • P.205 F / R-22 : with a Franklin 6A-350C1
• P.206 : variant with six seats, not realized
• S.208A : variant with five seats, a 260 hp engine and retractable undercarriage
• S.208M : Variant for the Italian Air Force
• S.208AG : Variant as an agricultural aircraft and an ambulance aircraft
• S.210 : twin-engine variant, approx. 12 were built

Military users

 Ethiopia

 Italy

 Tunisia

Technical specifications

Parameter	Data (p.205 F / R-20)
crew	1
Passengers	3
length	8 m
span	10.86 m
height	2.89 m
Wing area	16.09 m²
Empty mass	740 kg
Max. Takeoff mass	1250 kg
Cruising speed	255 km / h
Top speed	280 km / h
Service ceiling	5380 m
Range	1,500 km
Engines	1 × Avco Lycoming-O360 -A1B6D with 149 kW

Picture gallery

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  SIAI-Marchetti p.205 I-MARL (2009)

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  SIAI-Marchetti p.205 G-AYXS (2011)

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  SIAI-Marchetti p.205 PH-RYK (2012)

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  SIAI-Marchetti S205 20 / R I-VRST (2010)

Web links

• Type certification of the S250 & S208 - EASA-TCDS-A.587 (PDF; 96 kB)

See also

• List of aircraft types

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Data at Flugzeuginfo.net
2. ↑ Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1966-67, Taylor 1966, pp. 100-101.