The Tecnam P2012 11-Place Test Airplane Is Expected To Fly In June Of Next Year

Tecnam announced that at a joint production development meeting held earlier this week with Cape Air, they discussed key significant milestone dates for the P2012 Traveller. Its roll-out is scheduled in February and the first flight is planned for June 2016.

Key members of Cape Air’s leadership team, including Linda Markham – President, Mike Migliore – CFO, Stan Bernstein – Member, Board of Directors and Jim Goddard - Senior Vice President, Fleet Planning, visited Tecnam’s Capua, Italy assembly facility and where delighted with the significant progress Tecnam has made in the production of the P2012 test aircraft.

Fully assembled P2012 Traveller serial number 003 is now complete with both its Lycoming TEO 540-C1A engines installed and it is undergoing extensive testing of its fuselage, wing and empennages.

The joint Tecnam and Cape Air P2012 Traveller development team both chose, and froze, the avionic suite consisting of two Garmin 10-inch Primary Flight Displays and one Garmin 12- inch Multi-Function Display.

Paolo Pascale, Tecnam’s Managing Director said “We are delighted with the support and encouragement we have received from Linda and her Cape Air team, and we are very much looking forward to rolling out the first P2012 Traveller from its new custom built production facility in just a few weeks’ time”.

“Having the chance to visit with Paolo and his team at Tecnam provided great encouragement that a next generation aircraft for Cape Air is on the horizon,” says Linda Markham. “We look forward to continuing our collaboration and are focused on advancing the already considerable progress we have made.” 

The Tecnam P2012 Traveller is an eleven seat next generation piston engine twin, designed to comply with both FAR part 23 and EASA CS-23. The company says it is designed to ensure that operators benefit from very low operating and maintenance costs.

Tecnam says the P2012 Traveller will first see service as a passenger airplane, but it has been designed from the start to be a versatile and flexible aerial platform, offering many multi role opportunities including Hydro, VIP, cargo shipping, parachuting and medevac services.

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