P2006T | |
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Tecnam 2006T on the ground | |
Role | Four-seat light twin |
National origin | Italy |
Manufacturer | Tecnam |
Designer | Luigi Pascale |
First flight | 13 September 2007 |
Introduction | 2010 |
Status | In production, active |
Produced | 2007–present |
Number built | 578 (as of 2017)[citation needed] |
Developed into | NASA X-57 Maxwell |
The Tecnam P2006T is an Italian high-winged twin-engined all-metal light aircraft,[1] built by Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecnam based in Capua, Italy, near Naples. The P2006T received airworthiness certification in the European Union by EASA under CS23 in 2003,[2] type certification in 2009,[2] and Federal Aviation Administration FAR Part 23 certification in 2010.[3]
The P2006T is the lightest twin-engined certified aircraft available. It is a four-seat aircraft with fully retractable landing gear and powered by liquid-cooled Rotax engines that can run on 92 octane unleaded automotive gasoline as well as Avgas 100LL.[4]