Expected By 4th Quarter 2015

By John Ylinen

Monday at AirVenture 2015, Tecnam provided a progress report on the U.S. certification of the P2010. The Tecnam P2010 is the first four place single engine high wing aircraft to be certified in decades. The Cessna Cardinal probably being the last. Way too long. The initial EASA type certification for the P2010 was issued in September 2014 with more than 25 P2010s delivered to date. Tecnam has received an EASA update to for constant speed prop which should improve its climb performance.

Tecnam said the FAA has done their field review of the data and aircraft than they are hopeful to receive their Part 23 approval very soon. They said that since the constant speed prop has been approved by EASA (May 2015) and the FAA did their field audit after that date, they are hopeful it will be included in the FAA approval. Customers will be very happy to have that added performance and safety improvement.

This modern Carbon Fiber fuselage with metal wings, strut, stabilator, rudder and landing gear aircraft will also come with the G1000 flight deck and come standard equipped for IFR flight. Lycoming provides the power with an IO-360 M1A engine to just under 1000 lbs of useful load at max cruise speed for 140kts.

A production aircraft has been flying to airshows in the U.S. and is on display at EAA Airventure.

“You can put four 200lbs Americans with their golf clubs in the aircraft with 2 hours of fuel and be in weight and balance compliances,” said Shannon Yeager, Director of Sales for Tecnam.

The P2010 will be offered in the US for $345,000, with a future GFC700 autopilot as an option. Orders are now being accepted and you could have a new high wing aircraft for Christmas for the FAA does not wear its “Scrooge” hat or is in their normal analysis paralysis mode.

(Staff image)

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