Partenavia

Partenavia was established in 1957 by Professor Luigi Pascale of Naples University;{{cite web |url = https://www.flightglobal.com/business-aviation/tecnam-founder-and-president-luigi-pascale-passes-away-/123410.article |title = Tecnam founder and president Luigi Pascale passes away |publisher = Flight International |first = Kate |last = Sarsfield |date = 20 March 2017}}{{cite book |last1=Ladomirak |first1=Deborah C. |last2=Greene |first2=William L. |last3=Manifold |first3=Diane |title=Competitive assessment of the U.S. commuter business aircraft industries: report on investigation no.332-204 under section 332 of the Tariff Act of 1930 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=C8s3WY-zCBMC&pg=PA218 |year=1986 |publisher=U.S. International Trade Commission |page=218}} Pascale had been motivated to found the company with the purpose to creating aircraft that would be accessible to all people. That same year, the company acquired an existing factory located at Arzano in the Metropolitan City of Naples. Partenavia headquartered itself in the city as well. During 1959, it was reorganised as a limited company.

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The first major aircraft to be produced by the company was the P.57 Fachiro, a four-seat high wing aircraft principally intended for the flying club sector. Several years later, an all-metal version, the Oscar, replaced the Fachiro on the production lines. Pascale proceeded to develop and produce a wide range of inhouse-designed aircraft. Perhaps the most well recognised of its designs was the twin-engined P.68, a light multi-mission transport aircraft that made its maiden flight during 1970.

During 1981, Partenavia became a part of the Italian state-owned aerospace group Aeritalia; despite its new ownership, the firm received little financial support from its parent company. Thereafter, Partenavia concentrated its resources on the P.66C Charlie monoplane trainer aircraft, producing in excess of 100 for the Aero Club d'Italia. By 1986, the firm reportedly employed around 150 workers to manufacture two aircraft models, the P.66 and P.68. During the 1980s, the P68 was re-engined and marketed in the North American market under the Spartacus brand as a business aircraft, where roughly half of yearly sales were being made by this point in time.

During 1993, Alenia sold the company to Aercosmos. Two years later, Indian firm Taneja Aerospace and Aviation assembled the first of its P.68 which it was building under licence in India.{{cite web |url = https://www.flightglobal.com/indians-deliver-first-partenavias/17479.article |title = Indians deliver first Partenavias |publisher = Flight International |date = 11 January 1995}} However, the company did not perform well overall under its new owner. In March 1998, Partenavia was declared bankrupt.{{cite web |url = https://disciplesofflight.com/remembering-tecnam-founder-luigi-pascale/ |title = Luigi Pascale: Remembering the Recently Passed Founder of Tecnam |publisher = disciplesofflight.com |first = Anders |last = Clark |date = 17 March 2017}} During the company's liquidation, aircraft manufacturer Vulcanair acquired all of Partenavia's former assets, including design rights and trademarks. In addition to supporting the type, Vulcanair subsequently put the P.68 back into production under its own brand.{{cite news |last1=Wynbrandt |first1=James |title=An Italian Light Twin Returns To Claim Its Star |url=http://www.planeandpilotmag.com/article/an-italian-light-twin-returns-to-claim-its-star/ |access-date=12 July 2016 |publisher=Plane & Pilot |date=21 July 2015}}{{cite web |url = https://aviationweek.com/vulcanair-takes-over-partenavia-p68-support |title = Vulcanair takes over Partenavia P68 Support |publisher = Aviation Week |first = Gordon A |last = Gilbert |date = 1 September 1998}} Various upgrades and enhancements to former Partenavia aircraft have been implemented by Vulcanair.{{cite web |url = https://www.flightglobal.com/vulcanair-moves-forward-with-partenavia-line/27367.article |title = VulcanAir 'moves forward' with Partenavia line |publisher = Flight International |date = 30 June 1999}}{{cite web |url = https://www.flightglobal.com/italy-special-vulcanair-makes-a-virtue-of-rugged-utility/96831.article |title = Italy special: Vulcanair makes a virtue of rugged utility |publisher = Flight International |first = Murdo |last = Morrison |date = 16 November 2010}}

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• P.48 Astore
• P.52 Tigrotto
• P.53 Aeroscooter
• P.55 Tornado
• P.57 Fachiro
• P.59 Jolly
• P.64 Fachiro III
• P.64B Oscar
• P.66B Oscar
• P.66C Charlie
• P.66D Delta
• P.66T Charlie
• P.68 Victor
• P.70 Alpha
• P.86 Mosquito
• AP.68TP-300 Spartacus
• AP.68TP-600 Viator

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