The Vulcanair VF600W Mission is an Italian single-engined utility transport, under development by

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Design and development

The Mission is based on the twin-engined Vulcanair Canguro but powered by a single

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F-11 turboprop driving a five-bladed Avia propeller. It is a high-wing braced monoplane with a fixed tricycle landing gear and has seating for 10 to 16 passengers. The prototype first flew on 4 December 2002. The aircraft was damaged in an incident at Casandrino on 19 December 2003. In September 2006 VulcanAir's director of sales stated the VF600W was still an active programme, despite delays and a lack of company resources. He indicated that the aircraft was expected to resume test flying in August 2006 after which the company would provide a new estimate of when it would be

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. In March 2019 the aircraft was not listed on the company website and no company updates had been released.

Specifications (performance estimated)

References

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2000s Italian civil utility aircraft Single-engined tractor aircraft High-wing aircraft Single-engined turboprop aircraft Aircraft first flown in 2002