| National origin | Italy |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Vulcanair |
| Status | In production (2017) |
| Introduction | 2014 |
| Developed from | Partenavia P.64B Oscar |
The Vulcanair V1.0 is an Italian light aircraft, designed and produced by Vulcanair of Casoria, introduced at the AERO Friedrichshafen show in 2014. The aircraft is type certified by the European Aviation Safety Agency and the US Federal Aviation Administration and is supplied complete and ready-to-fly.[1][2][3]
The design is a derivation of the Partenavia P.64B Oscar.[2]
Design and development
The V1.0 features a strut-braced rectangular planform high-wing, a four-seat enclosed cabin accessed by two front doors and one rear seat door on the right side, fixed tricycle landing gear with wheel pants and a single engine in tractor configuration.[1]
The aircraft forward fuselage is made from welded steel tubing, with the balance of the airframe of sheet aluminum construction. Its 10.0 m (32.8 ft) span wing employs flaps. The standard engine used is the 180 hp (134 kW) Lycoming IO-360-M1A four-stroke fuel-injected powerplant.[1]
The design greatly resembles the Cessna 172 and is intended to compete with that aircraft in performance and price.[1] In July 2017, the company announced an equipped price with a Garmin G500 avionics suite of US$259,000, to undercut the price of a new Cessna 172.[4]
European Aviation Safety Agency certification was completed in November 2013 and the US Federal Aviation Administration certification in December 2017.[3]
Operators
Orders
- Delaware State University - 10 ordered in November 2018[5]
References
- ^ Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 160. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ISSN 1368-485X
- ^ European Aviation Safety Agency (13 May 2016). "Type-Certificate Data Sheet EASA.A.613 Vulcanair P.64, P.66, V1 series". easa.europa.eu. Archived from the original on 1 June 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
- ^ Grady, Mary (27 December 2017). "Vulcanair Four-Seater Now FAA-Certified". AVweb. Retrieved 27 December 2017.[dead link]
- ^ Bertorelli, Paul (27 July 2017). "Vulcanair Shows A Skyhawk Competitor". AVweb. Retrieved 15 August 2017.[dead link]
- ^ O'Connor, Kate (7 November 2018). "University Purchases Vulcanair Fleet". AVweb. Retrieved 9 November 2018.[dead link]
Jackson, Paul (ed.) (2018). Jane's All the World's Aircraft: Development & Production 2018–2019. Jane's. ISBN 978-0-7106-3275-3.