Still a fantastic futuristic aircraft

[Charl]

40 years young

[cowpatz]

That wing looks impossibly small for flight. The fuselage may contribute sum lift, but still.......

[Splitpin]

I'm not sure about it ....nice screens however.

[cowpatz]

It was never really a popular corporate aircraft choice. It just “didn’t look right”, as well well as being unpopular with local residents as it was very noisy and with a distinctive sound.

[Charl]

That sounds very much like what a Beech salesman would be telling a prospective buyer!

Fact is, with the same engine as a King Air, this Ferrari of the skies is 100 knots faster, and flies to 41,000 ft vs 36.
All while maintaining a 5,000 ft cabin atmosphere.
It is a corporate jet in drag.

And this model is growing on me



Beautifully detailed where it counts (Feet) and a comprehensive cockpit.
I am spending time learning this aircraft, if the FMS will let me.



And there are these little interior diversions like lunch, and a working toilet, that make the experience so much more real on the 4 hour flight legs

[emfrat]

I have this one in my FSX

[FlyingKiwi]

That wing looks impossibly small for flight. The fuselage may contribute sum lift, but still.......

Very slightly less wing area than a Cessna 172 while carrying almost 5 times the weight, believe it or not. (not including the foreplane)

[Charl]

I have this one in my FSX

Great livery for it... Did yours come with a burger?

[emfrat]

That wing looks impossibly small for flight. The fuselage may contribute sum lift, but still.......

"Piaggio claims that the fuselage contributes up to 20% of the Avanti's total lift, with the front and rear wing providing the remaining 80%"
More info here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piaggio_P.180_Avanti