Partenavia Fachiro
{{Short description|Italian touring aircraft}}
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The Partenavia P.57 Fachiro is an Italian, four-seat, high-wing, touring monoplane, fitted with a fixed tricycle undercarriage.
Design and development
The P.57 was designed and built by Partenavia. The Lycoming O-320 powered Fachiro I first flew on 7 November 1958, followed by the Fachiro II, on 3 January 1959. A later version, designated the II-f, introduced a swept fin and rudder.
The Fachiro utilises mixed steel tube-and-fabric construction and is fitted with a {{convert|160|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} engine for aero club and general aviation use.Simpson, 2005, P.212
A one-off, all-metal version, the P.64 Fachiro III, was further developed as the P.64 Oscar.
Seven examples of the Fachiro IIf version remained in operation within Italy during spring 2009.Partington, 2009, pp. 315-326
Variants
;P.57 Fachiro I
:Powered by a {{convert|150|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} Lycoming O-320 engine.
;P.57 Fachiro II
:Powered by a {{convert|168|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}) Lycoming O-360-B2A engine. 3 built.
;P.57 Fachiro II-f
:Powered by a {{convert|180|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} Lycoming O-360-A2A engine. 33 built.
;P.64 Fachiro III
:An all-metal version developed as the P.64 Oscar 1 built.
Specifications (Fachiro II-f)
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|capacity=3 passengers
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|aspect ratio=6.23:1
|airfoil=NACA 4412/4409
|empty weight kg=645
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|max takeoff weight kg=1100
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|fuel capacity={{convert|160|L|USgal impgal|abbr=on}}
|eng1 number=1
|eng1 name=Lycoming O-360-A2A
|eng1 type=air-cooled flat-four engine
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|eng1 hp=180
|prop blade number=2
|prop name=Sensenich M74DM62 fixed-pitch propeller
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|max speed kmh=240
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|max speed note=at sea level
|cruise speed kmh=190
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|stall speed kmh=75
|range km=900
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|ceiling m=4200
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|climb rate ftmin=985
|more performance=*Takeoff run to 15 m (50 ft): {{convert|503|m|ft|abbr=on}}
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See also
References
{{commons category|Partenavia Fachiro}}
{{reflist}}
- {{cite book|last=Partington|first=Dave|title=European Registers Handbook 2009|year=2009|publisher=Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd|isbn=978-0-85130-417-5}}
- {{cite book|last=Simpson|first=Rod|title=The General Aviation Handbook|year=2005|publisher=Midland Publishing|isbn=1-85780-222-5}}
- {{cite book|last=Taylor|first=John W. R.|author-link=John W. R. Taylor |title= Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1965-66 |year=1965 |publisher=Samson Low, Marston |location= London}}
- {{cite book |last= Taylor |first= Michael J. H. |title=Jane's Encyclopaedia of Aviation |year=1989 |publisher=Studio Editions |location=London }}
- {{cite book |title= The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985)|publisher= Orbis Publishing}}
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