1 October 2013
Tecnam has announced that its P2008JC CS/VLA single engine aeroplane has achieved EASA certification.
Tecnam will now begin immediate delivery of P2008JCs to the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Poland and Switzerland. Tim Orchard of Tecnam UK commented that he looks forward to bringing the aircraft into the UK once the right opportunity arises.
Among the launch orders is one from Aero-Club Air France, with its first 12 Tecnam P2008JCs to be distributed amongst five of its affiliated groups.
The single-engined Tecnam P2008 is equipped with full electronic flight display screens as standard. Structurally, its fuselage and vertical fin are made of carbon fibre prepeg, with metal wings and stabilator. Tecnam comments that this combination of composite material and metal has resulted in a more fuel efficient and much quieter aircraft.
“It’s been an extraordinarily successful and exciting time for the Tecnam design and flight-test teams” said Paolo Pascale, Tecnam’s Managing Director. “I am especially proud of the efforts of the Tecnam technical team in particular who worked on the Tecnam P2008JC certification programme. May I also extend my personal thanks to our industry colleagues at EASA too”.
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