The Tecnam P92 Echo and Tecnam P92 Eaglet are Italian high-winged, light aircraft, designed by

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and built by

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of Naples.

Design and development

The P92 design dates to 1960, but versions comply with the

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microlight rules and US

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rules. It features a

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high-wing, an enclosed cabin with two seats in side-by-side configuration accessed by doors, fixed tricycle landing gear or conventional landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration. The aircraft is made of sheet and tubular aluminum. Standard engines available are the Rotax 912ULS, Rotax 914 and the

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powerplants. The P92 Eaglet was introduced in 2008. It employs a cockpit section made of steel tubing covered in sheet aluminum and a monocoque tail cone. It also features a new wing design, a rear window and a cabin that is wide. The design is an accepted Federal Aviation Administration special light-sport aircraft.

Variants

;P92-JS: An upgraded version of the P92-J with Rotax 912S. Changes include shortened wings, metal flaps, redesigned engine cowling and fairings. ;P92-LY: As P92 JS but with Lycoming YO-233-B2A engine instead of Rotax ;P92 Echo: Available with Rotax 912UL or Rotax 912ULS engine. P92-SEASKY

;P92 Sea-Sky:

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version of the P92 Echo, with conventional floats equipped with retractable wheels. ;P92-S Echo: Redesigned wings, engine cowling, windshield and fairing to reduce drag. Available with

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or Rotax 912S. ;P92 Echo Super: With Rotax 912ULS. ;P92-J: An upgraded version of the Echo. Available with

. ;P92 2000RG: Fuselage redesigned, shorter wingspan, retractable landing gear. With Rotax 912S engine. ;P92-JS: ;P92 Eaglet:

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engine, adds winglets to improve aerodynamic efficiency ;P92 Eaglet G5: As P92 Eaglet but with free-castering nosewheel instead of steerable ;P92 Eaglet G5LY: As P92 Eaglet G5 but with Lycoming YO-233-B2A engine instead of Rotax. ;P92-TD: A conventional landing gear equipped (taildragger) compliant with the American Light Sport rules, First flown on 22 December 2011 and introduced at

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2012. ;P92 Echo Light Classic: Tricycle landing gear equipped version with a gross weight of

Operators

Civil

The P92 is popular with

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schools and is also operated by private individuals and companies.

Military

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Specifications (P92-JS)

References

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