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The Piaggio P.180 Avanti is an Italian executive transport aircraft with twin turboprop engines mounted in pusher configuration.
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- Crew: 1
- Capacity: 7–9
- Length: 14.4 m (47.3 ft)
- Wingspan: 14.0 m (46.0 ft)
- Height: 4.0 m (13.0 ft)
- Empty weight: 3,799 kg (8,375 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 5,488 kg (12,100 lb)
- Fuel capacity: 1,271 kg (2,802 lb)
- Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-66B turboprop, 630 kW (850 shp)
It seats up to nine people in a pressurized cabin and may be flown by one or two pilots.
The design is of three-surface configuration, having both a small forward wing and a conventional tailplane, as well as its main wing, with the main wing spars passing behind the passenger cabin area.
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The Avanti has no direct turboprop competitors, its closest jet rivals are the Beech Premier I and the Cessna Citation CJ2+. The P180 is mostly operated as a business and medical aircraft.
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