Italian aircraft manufacturer Tecnam is progressing with flight test of its P2012 Traveller commuter aircraft.
Italian aircraft manufacturer Tecnam is progressing with flight test of its P2012 Traveller commuter aircraft.
Since the maiden flight in July 2016, the prototype has accumulated more than 100 flight test hours. The initial flight test results have enabled the Tecnam Design Team to improve the Maximum Take Off Weight to 3.600 kg (7937 lbs).
The 11-seater is powered by two 350 hp Lycoming piston engines and is on track for both EASA and FAA certification during 2018 with deliveries commencing in 2019.
Tecnam announced the official launch of the Slot Deposit Program for the P2012 Traveller during its public debut at AERO 2017 in Friedrichshafen in Germany.
With a list price of €2,200,000 (USD 2.34 million) a deposit of just €100,000 currently affords potential customers delivery positions in 2019 and critically the unique opportunity to freeze the price of the aircraft they order.
Equipped with latest avionics from Garmin, the new G1000 Nxi, the Tecnam P2012 Traveller will first see service as a passenger aeroplane with US based Cape Air in early 2019, but has been designed from the start to be a very versatile and flexible aerial platform, offering many multi role opportunities including Hydro, VIP, cargo shipping, parachuting and medevac services.
The P2012 can carry a useful payload of 1350 kg (2976 lb) and consumes 30 US gallons (113.5 L) per flight hour.
