Partenavia Fachiro Explained
The Partenavia P.57 Fachiro is an Italian, four-seat, high-wing, touring monoplane, fitted with a fixed tricycle undercarriage.
Design and development
The P.57 was designed and built by Partenavia. The Lycoming O-320 powered Fachiro I first flew on 7 November 1958, followed by the Fachiro II, on 3 January 1959. A later version, designated the II-f, introduced a swept fin and rudder.
The Fachiro utilises mixed steel tube-and-fabric construction and is fitted with a 1600NaN0 engine for aero club and general aviation use.[1]
A one-off, all-metal version, the P.64 Fachiro III, was further developed as the P.64 Oscar.
Seven examples of the Fachiro IIf version remained in operation within Italy during spring 2009.[2]
Variants
- P.57 Fachiro I
Powered by a 1500NaN0 Lycoming O-320 engine.
- P.57 Fachiro II
Powered by a 1680NaN0) Lycoming O-360-B2A engine. 3 built.
- P.57 Fachiro II-f
Powered by a 1800NaN0 Lycoming O-320-A2A engine. 33 built.
- P.64 Fachiro III
An all-metal version developed as the P.64 Oscar 1 built.References
- Book: Partington, Dave. European Registers Handbook 2009. 2009. Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. 978-0-85130-417-5.
- Book: Simpson, Rod. The General Aviation Handbook. 2005. Midland Publishing. 1-85780-222-5.
- Book: Taylor, John W. R.. John W. R. Taylor . Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1965-66 . 1965 . Samson Low, Marston . London.
- Book: Taylor, Michael J. H. . Jane's Encyclopaedia of Aviation . 1989 . Studio Editions . London .
- Book: The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.
Notes and References
- Simpson, 2005, P.212
- Partington, 2009, pp. 315-326
