The Piaggio P.150 was a 1950s Italian two-seat trainer designed and built by Piaggio to meet an Italian Air Force requirement to replace the North American T-6. It was built to compete against the Fiat G.49 and the Macchi MB.323 and was an all-metal low-wing cantilever monoplane with wide-track retractable tailwheel landing gear, in which the pilot and instructor sat in tandem under one glazed canopy. It was first powered by a Pratt and Whitney Wasp radial engine and later by an Alvis Leonides. The Italian Air Force operated the only aircraft for test evaluation from 1952 until 1954, but the type was not chosen and never went into production.
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Engine Class Top Speed (km/h) EnginePratt & Whitney Wasp radial engine 1 Comparison
Body StyleAircraft (no road body style) 1 Connections
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designed and built by Piaggio to meet an Italian Air Force requirement
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The Piaggio P.150 was a 1950s Italian two-seat trainer
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Operators, Italian Air Force evaluation
operated only one aircraft for test evaluation from 1952 until 1954
Development, original engine
It was originally powered by a Pratt & Whitney Wasp radial engine and later an Alvis Leonides engine.
Development, later engine
It was originally powered by a Pratt & Whitney Wasp radial engine and later an Alvis Leonides engine.
Specifications (P.150), powerplant (radial)
Powerplant: 1 × Pratt & Whitney R-1340-S3H1 Wasp nine-cylinder radial engine, 450 kW (600 hp)
Operators, number of aircraft
operated only one aircraft for test evaluation
Specifications (P.150), empty weight
Empty weight: 1,940 kg (4,277 lb)
Specifications (P.150), maximum speed
Maximum speed: 350 km/h (220 mph, 190 kn) at 1,800 m (6,000 ft)
Development, outcome
The aircraft was not chosen and did not go into production.
Lead, nationality (country)
The Piaggio P.150 was a 1950s Italian two-seat trainer
Lead, maker (company)
designed and built by Piaggio to meet an Italian Air Force requirement
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designed and built by Piaggio to meet an Italian Air Force requirement
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The Piaggio P.150 was a 1950s Italian two-seat trainer
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