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WHATS UP?
Appearing overhead The Club occasionally, the Italian-built Piaggio P180 “Avanti” executive/business jet has seating for
up to nine people. First flown in 1986, it has a small canard wing at the front of the cabin, the main wing at the rear of the
cabin, and a “T” tail. The twin
turboprop engines are in pusher
configuration, facing backward
on the rear of the main wing.
The location of the propellers
and the engine exhausts are said
to provide a quieter cabin,
though from the outside the air-
craft provides a higher pitch
sound, which some claim is a
noisier and/or more irritating
sound than conventional turbo-
prop aircraft.
Photo and research
by John Vogel
September 2021 Page 32
