The author clarifies that the Piaggio Avanti is a "three-surface" aircraft, not a "canard," emphasizing fundamental differences in how longitudinal stability and pitch control are achieved.

Piaggio survived bankruptcy after investing heavily in its P180 Avanti. Now its faith in the visionary pusher turboprop business aircraft looks set to pay off When the Piaggio Avanti was first ...

The Piaggio P.180 Avanti II is celebrated for its remarkable combination of speed, fuel efficiency, and a spacious, quiet cabin, standing out in its class two decades after its introduction. It ...

A Piaggio P180 Avanti II has been transformed into a work of art by Italian artist Mimmo Paladino. The exhibit is dubbed Cacciatore di Stelle (Star Hunter) and it is the first time an aircraft has ...

The unique design of Piaggio Aero's P.180 Avanti business turboprop has always turned heads. With its unusual blend of three-surface configuration and pusher propellers, the aircraft is well-known for ...

If you think private jet (ie an aircraft driven by a turbofan or turbojet) when you think about a private plane, think again. The Avanti Evo is the latest twin turboprop aircraft from Italian ...

On a recent sunny spring day in Los Angeles, I flew aboard one of the industry’s most innovative new aircraft, the P.180 Avanti II from Italian manufacturer Piaggio Aero, departing from Elite Aviation ...