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03-10-2004, 12:48 PM
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ferrari goes way up
well i dont know if u have heard bout the airplane that ferrari developed with italian maker piaggio, i saw this news a couple of months ago, but the intrestin thing is that the business plane its the fastest in its category, its beautiful also, as any ferrari is...
so for more info go to www.piaggioaero.com
the name of the model is p180 avanti
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03-10-2004, 12:57 PM
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looks nice, but not that nice
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03-10-2004, 01:04 PM
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Actually the Avanti is quite old, and the fastest Turbopropeller airplane, it looks a bit odd compared to normal airplanes, but it's shape is what gives it it's speed advantage, not to mention that the passenger cabin is much bigger than the biggest of it's class, flies higher thus avoiding bad weather mostly.
All in all a great design, they are getting many sales in the U.S. right now too, since it has low consumption and high speed.
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03-10-2004, 01:07 PM
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i know the avanti is like old, but this one has ferrari engineering in it so thats what makes it special
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03-10-2004, 01:11 PM
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Re: ferrari goes way up
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Originally Posted by bmagni
well i dont know if u have heard bout the airplane that ferrari developed with italian maker piaggio, i saw this news a couple of months ago, but the intrestin thing is that the business plane its the fastest in its category, its beautiful also, as any ferrari is...
so for more info go to www.piaggioaero.com
the name of the model is p180 avanti |
I don't think this is quite correct... the P180, as far as I am aware is not a Ferrari developed plane - they just happen to own one with the Prancing Horse on the tail.
Unless I am mistaken and would love to be set straght in this regard... 
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03-10-2004, 01:18 PM
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Well, I don't think they used any of their 'down-force knowledge' when creating that thing
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03-10-2004, 01:32 PM
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Dont see what part of it is so impresive =/ I only like fighter planes, I liked them more than cars when I was little. Now the story is different.
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03-10-2004, 03:34 PM
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http://www.piaggioaero.com/1/ferrarischoise.htm
Read this carefully and you will see that the Avanti has no Ferrari in it. It only wears the badge.
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03-10-2004, 05:21 PM
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Yupp. One has nothing to do with the other. I also don't think its especially attractive. I'd much prefer a Gulfstream G5 or a Cessna Citation X.
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03-10-2004, 05:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Fleischmann
Well, I don't think they used any of their 'down-force knowledge' when creating that thing |
They use all of their dowforce knoledge and simply flip it upside down. Now if that wont create lift what will? 
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03-10-2004, 06:54 PM
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Yes, I have stopped following the progress of this plane like over 7 years ago. Wow, took them this long to get the plane ready for flight? :scrambleup: Piaggio is a long-time aircraft builder and probably the closest thing in it that is Ferrari may be either the interior cabin design may have been designed by Peninferina. FYI- There was a contest held about ten years ago by Piaggio to name the aircraft. The winner would get a flight to the Piaggio factory and a tour of the facilities. And the winning name was AVANTI!  How original!
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