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The Piaggio P.150 was a 1950s Italian two-seat trainer designed and built by
Piaggio Piaggio & C. SpA (Piaggio ) is an Italian motor vehicle manufacturer, which produces a range of two-wheeled motor vehicles and compact commercial vehicles under seven brands: Piaggio, Vespa, Gilera, Aprilia, Moto Guzzi, Derbi, and Scarabeo. Its ...
to meet an
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requirement to replace the North American T-6.


Development

The P.150 was designed and built to compete as an Italian Air Force T-6 replacement against the Fiat G.49 and Macchi MB.323. The P.150 was an all-metal low-wing
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with a wide-track retractable
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. The pilot and instructor were seated in tandem under one glazed canopy. It was originally powered by a Pratt & Whitney Wasp
radial engine The radial engine is a reciprocating type internal combustion engine configuration in which the cylinders "radiate" outward from a central crankcase like the spokes of a wheel. It resembles a stylized star when viewed from the front, and is ca ...
and later an
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engine. The aircraft was not chosen and did not go into production.


Operators

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Italian Air Force , colours = , colours_label = , march = (Ordinance March of the Air Force) by Alberto Di Miniello , mascot = , anniversaries = 28 March ...
operated only one aircraft for test evaluation from 1952 until 1954


Specifications (P.150)


See also


References

* * The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985), 1985, Orbis Publishing, Page 2714 {{Portal bar, Italy, Companies, Aviation P.150 1950s Italian military trainer aircraft Single-engined tractor aircraft Low-wing aircraft Aircraft first flown in 1952