Piaggio PD.808

Infobox Aircraft
name=PD-808


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type=Business jet
manufacturer=Piaggio
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first flight=29 August 1964
introduced=November 1966
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variants with their own articles=The Piaggio PD.808 was designed by the Douglas Aircraft Company of Long Beach, California, as a business jet. No orders were received, and the complete project was bought by Piaggio, which flew the first prototype in August 1965. Piaggio also failed to secure any worthwhile commercial interest, but a few examples were taken by the Italian Air Force.

Only 24 examples of this type, with low-set wings and aft-mounted turbojet engines, were produced, and 22 of these went to the Italian Air Force. The first aircraft were configured for the utility role, but the last six aircraft were completed as electronic platforms with cabin accommodation for specialist electronic intelligence equipment and its three operators.

Variants

*PD-808VIP: VIP transport
*PD-808 ECM: Electronic warfare aircraft
*PD-808TA: navigation trainer
*PD-808RM: radio calibration
*PD-808GE: EW aircraft
*PD-808TF: Proposed turbofan powered version. Not built.

Military operators

*: Italian Air Force

pecifications (P.166)

aircraft specifications

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ref=Jane's Aircraft Recognition Guide [cite book|title=Jane's Aircraft Recognition Guide|last=Rendall|first=David|pages=505|year=1995|id=ISBN 0-00-4709802|publisher=HarperCollinsPublishers|location=Glasgow, UK]

crew=two pilots plus mission crew
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length main=12.8 m
length alt=42 ft 2 in
span main=13.2 m
span alt=43 ft 3 in
height main=4.8 m
height alt=15 ft 9 in
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empty weight main=4,830 kg
empty weight alt=10,650 lb
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max takeoff weight main=8,165 kg
max takeoff weight alt=18,000 lb
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engine (jet)=Rolls Royce Viper Mk526
type of jet=turbojets
number of jets=2
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max speed main=852 km/h
max speed alt=529 mph
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range main=2,128 km
range alt=1,148 nm
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Accidents and incidents

* On September 14, 1993, an Italian Air Force Piaggio PD.808, crashed while attempting to land in bad weather at Venice Marco Polo Airport, killing all 3 on board.cite web | url = http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19930914-1 | title = ASN Aircraft accident Piaggio PD.808TP MM61953 Venezia | publisher = Aviation Safety Network | date = | accessdate = 2008-03-10]

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