Piaggio
Avanti II
The curvaceous, Italian-styled Avanti, with its distinctive rear-mounted engines, has been commanding attention since its first flight in 1986. With more powerful, 850-hp PT6A-66 engines and a glass panel, the Avanti II was FAA certified in 2005. Manufacturer Piaggio bills the nine-passenger Avanti II as the world’s fastest and most efficient turboprop with a 348-knot cruise and 1,400-nm range with IFR reserves.
Cost: $6.5 million
Engines: Pratt & Whitney PT6A-66B, 850 shp
Length: 47 ft 3 in
Height: 13 ft 1 in
Wingspan: 46 ft 0 in
Seats: 10 (including pilot)
Max cruise speed after max gross takeoff: 391 KTAS @ FL280/fuel burn 800 pph
Max speed at max operating altitude: NA @ FL410/fuel burn NA pph
Empty weight: 7,800 lb (typically equipped)
Max takeoff weight: 12,050 lb
Usable fuel: 418 gal/2,802 lb
Useful load: 4,300 lb
Max payload with full fuel: 1,498 lb
Balanced field length: 3,300 ft (MGTOW @ sea level, std conditions)