Partenavia Alpha
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The Partenavia P.70 Alpha was a 1970s Italian two-seat light aerobatic trainer designed by Luigi Pascale and built by Partenavia.
Design and development
The Alpha was a low-wing monoplane with a fixed tricycle landing gear and powered by a {{convert|100|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} Rolls-Royce Continental O-200-A engine. The Alpha first flew on the 24 April, 1972, but only one was built and it did not enter production as the company was pre-occupied with producing the Partenavia P.68.
Specifications
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|ref=Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1973-74
|prime units? = met
|crew=2
|length m=7.06
|length ft=23
|length in=2
|span m=8.5
|span ft=27
|span in=11
|height m=3.00
|height ft=9
|height in=10
|wing area sqm=11.60
|wing area sqft=125
|empty weight kg=480
|empty weight lb=1014
|gross weight kg=700
|gross weight lb=1543
|eng1 number=1
|eng1 name=Rolls-Royce Continental O-200-A four-cylinder horizontallt-opposed air-cooled piston engine
|eng1 hp=100
|max speed kmh=225
|max speed mph=140
|cruise speed kmh=210
|cruise speed mph=130
|range km=880
|range miles=546
|ceiling m=4000
|ceiling ft=13125
|g limits=+6 -3
|climb rate ftmin=787
}}
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References
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=Notes=
=Bibliography=
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- {{cite book |title= The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985)|publisher= Orbis Publishing}}
- {{cite book |last=Simpson |first= R.W.|title= Airlife's General Aviation|year=1991 |publisher= Airlife Publishing|location= England |isbn=1-85310-194-X}}
- {{cite book |editor-last= Taylor|editor-first= John W.R. |title= Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1973-74|year= 1973|publisher= Jane's Yearbooks |location=London, United Kingdom|isbn=0-354-00117-5}}
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