identifying an aircraft

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I think that somebody already answered you, but just in case:

It's a Piaggio Avanti P.180. (http://www.piaggioaero.com/) Reno is one
of our mx bases.

12,100 lb T/O weight
395 knots at 28,000 feet.

It's the worlds fastest business turboprop.

Hope this helps.


How are the wings de-iced? I've looked at one up close and can't see
anything obvious.

Karl
N185KG

"karl gruber" wrote in message
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wrote in message
ps.com...
I think that somebody already answered you, but just in case:

It's a Piaggio Avanti P.180. (http://www.piaggioaero.com/) Reno is one
of our mx bases.

12,100 lb T/O weight
395 knots at 28,000 feet.

It's the worlds fastest business turboprop.

Hope this helps.


How are the wings de-iced? I've looked at one up close and can't see
anything obvious.

Karl
N185KG


From their Website

Main wing leading edge anti-ice is

accomplished by directing engine bleed air

through a diffuser duct installed in the main

wing leading edge.

The forward wing contains an electrically activated

de-icing blanket on the aluminum

alloy leading edge.

Nacelle inlets are de-iced by pneumatic boots.

To avoid ice ingestion, an inertial separator is

installed inside each nacelle. Moreover, the

cycling of the nacelle boots is automatically

controlled by the Ice Detector System in its

primary mode of operation. A timer is provided

to cycle the boots for secondary operations.

Electric heating of the windshield on both pilot

and co-pilot sides is used to guard against or

alleviate icing and fogging.

No ice protection is provided or required on the

horizontal and the vertical tail.

That's a sweet post; I probably should have read a little farther
before I ended up repeating everything that you said.

The front wing (NOT a canard) is electric heat, the engine intakes are
pneumatic boots, and the main wing is heated from engine bleed air. The
props are "always heated" from the exhaust, and the empennage is cold.



On Dec 14, 4:52 pm, "karl gruber" wrote:
wrote in glegroups.com...

I think that somebody already answered you, but just in case:

It's a Piaggio Avanti P.180. (http://www.piaggioaero.com/) Reno is one
of our mx bases.

12,100 lb T/O weight
395 knots at 28,000 feet.

It's the worlds fastest business turboprop.

Hope this helps.How are the wings de-iced? I've looked at one up close and can't see
anything obvious.

Karl
N185KG