Piaggio P1XX
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The Piaggio P1XX is a proposed twin-jet aircraft
being developed by Piaggio Aero
. Piaggio has assured potential buyers that the design is not merely a "re-engine" of the P180 Avanti. A dedicated team is working on the design. In August 2010, Piaggio announced that the jet would not be formally launched in 2010, due to weak market conditions.
Piaggio has been in negotiations with at least one engine supplier, but no supplier has yet been named.
Aircraft
An aircraft is a vehicle that is able to fly by gaining support from the air, or, in general, the atmosphere of a planet. An aircraft counters the force of gravity by using either static lift or by using the dynamic lift of an airfoil, or in a few cases the downward thrust from jet engines.Although...
being developed by Piaggio Aero
Piaggio Aero
Piaggio Aero Industries is an aircraft manufacturing company born from the former Rinaldo Piaggio SPA, an Italian company. The company is one of the world's oldest airplane manufacturers, and its planes have been well known from the early days of aviation history.Today, Piaggio Aero Industries is...
. Piaggio has assured potential buyers that the design is not merely a "re-engine" of the P180 Avanti. A dedicated team is working on the design. In August 2010, Piaggio announced that the jet would not be formally launched in 2010, due to weak market conditions.
Piaggio has been in negotiations with at least one engine supplier, but no supplier has yet been named.