Summary
The Tecnam P2006T is an Italian high-winged twin-engined all-metal light aircraft,[1] built by Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecnam based in Capua, Italy, near Naples. The P2006T received airworthiness certification in the European Union by EASA under CS23 in 2003,[2] type certification in 2009,[2] and Federal Aviation Administration FAR Part 23 certification in 2010.[3]
| P2006T | |
|---|---|
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| Tecnam 2006T on the ground | |
| Role | Four-seat light twin |
| National origin | Italy |
| Manufacturer | Tecnam |
| Designer | Luigi Pascale |
| First flight | 13 September 2007 |
| Introduction | 2010 |
| Status | In production, active |
| Produced | 2007–present |
| Number built | 578 (as of 2017)[citation needed] |
| Developed into | NASA X-57 Maxwell |
The P2006T is the lightest twin-engined certified aircraft available. It is a four-seat aircraft with fully retractable landing gear and powered by liquid-cooled Rotax engines that can run on 92 octane unleaded automotive gasoline as well as Avgas 100LL.[4]
Design edit
The P2006T is a twin-engined four-seat cantilever high-wing monoplane with a retractable tricycle landing gear. Its stabilator is attached to the fuselage, mostly aft of the vertical fin (the stabilator is a single unit with a cutout in its leading edge where it mounts to the tailcone). The nosewheel of the tricycle landing gear retracts into the nose cone; the trailing-link main units retract into stubs which extend from the lower fuselage. The fuselage section is a slightly rounded rectangle, higher than it is wide. A door on each side of the fuselage provides access to the seating area; in addition an escape hatch is provided above the two forward seats, to be used if fuselage deformation in a crash prevents those doors from being operable.[5]
The Rotax engine cylinder heads are liquid-cooled; there are cooling vanes on the cylinder barrels. Thus both cooling airflow through the nacelle, and a cooling radiator, are required in each cowl. The electric starters, used to start the engines on the ground, must also be used for an inflight restart, since the highly geared engines[1] cannot be turned by airflow past the stopped propeller. Thus, for FAA certification, the company was required to add a backup battery in addition to the standard battery. The pilot's power quadrant contains three controls for each engine: throttle, propeller rpm, and carburetor heat. The engines have automatic mixture adjustment, so there is no mixture control required on the panel.[1]
The linkage between the flight controls and the flight surfaces is provided by pushrod, rather than the more common use of cables and pulleys.
Operational history edit
The P2006T first flew on 13 September 2007 and was certified by EASA on 5 June 2009.[6] NASA's all electric X-57 Maxwell prototype aircraft is being developed using a P2006T as its basic structure.[7]
Variants edit
- P2006T
- Standard civilian version.
- P2006T MRI
- Maritime patrol variant.[8]
- P2006T MMA
- Multi-Mission variant modified with mission equipment by Airborne Technologies.[9]
- T-2006A
- Italian military designation for aircraft delivered in the Training role to 70° Stormo of the Italian Air Force on 5 July 2016 for multi-engine pilot training.[10]
Operators edit
- Air Taxi [4]
- Romanian Aviation Academy[13]
- Italian Air Force - 3 aircraft on lease[14]
Specifications edit
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Capacity: 3 passengers or 618 pounds (280 kg) payload with full fuel
- Length: 8.7 m (28 ft 7 in)
- Wingspan: 11.4 m (37 ft 5 in)
- Height: 2.90 m (9 ft 6 in)
- Wing area: 14.8 m2 (159 sq ft)
- Aspect ratio: 8.80
- Empty weight: 819 kg (1,806 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 1,230 kg (2,712 lb)
- Fuel capacity: 200 litres (44 imp gal; 53 US gal)
- Powerplant: 2 × Rotax 912S3 horizontally opposed four-cylinder geared piston engines, 75 kW (100 hp) each
- Propellers: 2-bladed MT Propeller MTV-21, 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) diameter constant-speed, fully feathering
Performance
- Maximum speed: 287 km/h (178 mph, 155 kn)
- Cruise speed: 269 km/h (167 mph, 145 kn)
- Stall speed: 102 km/h (63 mph, 55 kn)
- Never exceed speed: 309 km/h (192 mph, 167 kn)
- Minimum control speed: 115 km/h (71 mph, 62 kn)
- Range: 1,204 km (748 mi, 650 nmi)
- Endurance: 4.25 hours
- Service ceiling: 4,300 m (14,000 ft)
- Rate of climb: 5.3 m/s (1,040 ft/min) 250 ft/min (single engine)
- Wing loading: 78 kg/m2 (16 lb/sq ft) at MTOW
- Power/mass: 0.162 hp/kg (0.07 hp/lb)
See also edit
Related development
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
References edit
- ^ a b c Bergqvist, Pia (2011-08-25). "Tecnam P2006T". Flying. Chicago. ISSN 2643-9352. OCLC 1589081. Archived from the original on 2022-03-14. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
- ^ a b TYPE-CERTIFICATE DATA SHEET EASA.A.185 P2006T (pdf) (11 ed.). EASA. 11 November 2020. p. 4.
- ^ a b Horne, Thomas A. (2010-04-05). "Tecnam's Twin". AOPA Pilot. Vol. 53, no. 4. pp. 50–55. ISSN 0001-2084. OCLC 930035844. Archived from the original on 2022-03-14. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
- ^ a b "India's first 'Air Taxi Service' launched by Haryana Government: Check routes, fares and other details". Jagran Josh. 2021-01-21. Archived from the original on 2021-01-23. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
- ^ Unwin, Dave; Whiteman, Philip (2020-11-12) [2011-06-29]. "Tecnam P2006T: a real-world touring test". Pilot. Archant Community Media. ISSN 0300-1695. OCLC 907836862. Archived from the original on 2022-03-14. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
- ^ "EASA.A.185 - Tecnam P2006T". European Union Aviation Safety Agency. Archived from the original on 2022-03-14. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
- ^ Kamlet, Matt (2016-07-25). Conner, Monroe (ed.). "X-57 Aircraft Fuselage Arrives in California". NASA. Archived from the original on 2021-10-23. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
- ^ Yáñez, Roberto (January 2013). "Tecnam's low-cost surveillance twin". Combat Aircraft Journal. Vol. 14, no. 1. Stamford, Lincolnshire: Key Publishing. p. 19. ISSN 2041-7470. OCLC 502462035.
- ^ "Tecnam". Airborne Technologies. Archived from the original on 2021-05-09. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
- ^ Cati, Roberto. "Consegnato il Nuovo Aeroplano al 70° Stormo". Aeronautica Militare (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2019-04-16. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
- ^ de Cherisey, Erwan (2016-12-21). "Dominican Air Force flying new Tecnam P2006T spy aircraft". Jane's. Paris. Archived from the original on 2016-12-23. Retrieved 2017-01-11.
- ^ "EC-LUM Guardia Civil (Civil Guard) Tecnam P2006T Photo by Brendon Attard | ID 704583". Planespotters.net. 2022-02-14. Archived from the original on 2022-02-14. Retrieved 2022-02-14.
- ^ "Tecnam P2006T". aviationacademy.ro.
- ^ "Tecnam T.2006A". Aeronautica Militare (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2020-02-07. Retrieved 2017-02-26.
- ^ "P2006T By Tecnam: Affordable Twin Engine Aircraft for Sale". Tecnam. Archived from the original on 2022-02-16. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
External links edit
- Official website
