• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
General Aviation News

General Aviation News

Because flying is cool

  • Pictures of the Day
    • Submit Picture of the Day
  • Stories
    • News
    • Features
    • Opinion
    • Products
    • NTSB Accidents
    • ASRS Reports
  • Comments
  • Classifieds
    • Place Classified Ad
  • Events
  • Digital Archives
  • Subscribe
  • Show Search
Hide Search

Tecnam begins evaluation of P JET

By General Aviation News Staff · May 18, 2015 ·

Tecnam is evaluating the potential of developing and producing a two-seater, turbofan engine powered aircraft.

Tecnam PJetThe P JET is being developed not only for general aviation, but also as an entry military training jet.

Tecnam’s initial research suggests that manufacturing the jet is both “technically and economically achievable,” company officials said.

“The remarkable progress in the development and reliability of thermic and mechanical efficiency now available in high bypass, two-spool turbofan engines, along with major advances in materials ensures that production of the P JET is a feasible proposition,” officials said in a prepared release.

The anticipated P JET aircraft configuration would see the engine “podded,” ensuring the maximum efficiency to achieve the full ram-air intake effect, as this would not interfere with the primary aircraft structure and would also enable easier access for maintenance inspections, complete engine disassembling and other servicing requirements, as well as enhanced safety protection such as fire, company officials explained.

PJet-general-viewOther key design features would include a twin-tail vertical stabilizer. Its shielding effect to the horizontal surface will increase the control power and stability, company officials explain.

Tecnam anticipates that the P JET cabin will be available both pressurized and non-pressurized, for use with an airframe integrated oxygen system.

Development will be based on achieving CS-23 and FAR 23 certification, company officials noted.

 

Reader Interactions

Share this story

  • Share on Twitter Share on Twitter
  • Share on Facebook Share on Facebook
  • Share on LinkedIn Share on LinkedIn
  • Share on Reddit Share on Reddit
  • Share via Email Share via Email

Become better informed pilot.

Join 110,000 readers each month and get the latest news and entertainment from the world of general aviation direct to your inbox, daily.

This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

Curious to know what fellow pilots think on random stories on the General Aviation News website? Click on our Recent Comments page to find out. Read our Comment Policy here.

Comments

  1. Gordon Keith says

    May 21, 2015 at 8:48 pm

    Looks great , the kind of plane I would like to have but looking familiar!!!! Salamander_ish, were there any old fellas involved in its design? ex WW2 from Heinkel , Dornier, etc.
    Look forward to seeing it developed.

    • Stefano Mavilio says

      May 22, 2015 at 1:36 pm

      Well, the Head designer is professor Luigi Pascale, (the P before any model eg. P2006, Pjet) is 92 yo. His first plane was built in 1948.

© 2025 Flyer Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy.

  • About
  • Advertise
  • Comment Policy
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Writer’s Guidelines
  • Photographer’s Guidelines