Piaggio Avanti -- Updated With A Landing

Considering such rare aircraft as the Beechcraft Starship, the Saab Draken, the F4 Phantom, or three F7F Tigercats flying together, the video I captured of the Piaggio Avanti has been the most sought after. I was enjoying a beautiful spring day at the airport when I heard that distinctive sound of an Avanti approaching so I swung up my camera and was able to finally capture a landing. Looks like it zips right along in landing too!

Another possible reason for their unique sound: low and high pressure air meeting at the trailing edge of the wing that is then being chopped up by the five-bladed propellors.

For more information on the Piaggio Avanti, see their web site at:
http://www.piaggioaero.com/en/

Ok..., then the question was how to keep our numerous observations and comments while updating the video. I had found YouTube's "AudioSwap" but haven't found a VideoSwap or VideoUpdate function. Hmmm... Looks like I'll keep the original video with the comments and name this the Updated version. The original and its comments are here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUJ0i3-_Yxc

I still believe the Beechcraft Starship is the winner between the two. View a couple here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5T-QdXvARJ8
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Category:

Education

Tags:

• Piaggio
• Avanti
• 109SL
• 145SL
• 105SL
• Burt
• Rutan
• Quickie
• canard
• wing
• LVK
• KLVK
• Livermore
• Update
• Landing
• Beechcraft
• Starship

[Procionlabs]

You don't see these vary often. One was sitting down at KMKC today and after a couple minutes, another one landed and parked next to it. Two at the same airport FBO on the same day.....

[paralleler]

@Procionlabs I've got a pair that will just about trump it. Two Beechcraft Starships, same airport (KLVK), same day, but different times. Alas..., the first Starship waited as long as he could and departed just before the second one arrived. Search Google or YouTube for "Starship Times Two" -- pretty cool!

[youngfart40]

wow whats that plane at 3:27 ? LOLOL crazy looking!!!

[paralleler]

It's a distant cousin of the Avanti -- a Burt Rutan design called the Quickie.

[Superstreak1]

Very nice aircraft. where was this filmed?

[nashdp]

LOVE the Piaggio. Witnessed two approaches in the last year; one at Boeing Field (Seattle) and one at Bob Hope (Burbank). I'm a sucker for pusher/canards.

[jweldy2]

The most beautiful airplane in the world!



[manonthemoon516]

One comes around every once in a while at KFRG. I get so excited when I see it.

[HunterPilot24]

I was set up behind one a few days ago on approach to KPRC. Definitely a very cool looking airplane

[superskullmaster]

@terranborn56 per engine?

[rap1800]

The flying lawn mower

[Teller1900]

Very nice video, but for what it's worth, both 109 and 145 are Avanti Is, not IIs, as your titles at the end say. Otherwise, very nice shooting.

@jmister22 - if flaps down, approach at 130kts, touchdown at 120. If flaps mid, approach at 140, touchdown at 130kts. If in icing/contaminated wing, add 6kts to those numbers.

[pixal8tedmess]

@youngfart40 That aircraft is called a dragonfly(pretty obvious isn't it?)

[TheNorCalKidd]

Looks like Livermore, ca