Atlanta September 27, 2007
Piaggio Aero at NBAA 2007

Piaggio Aero will display its P180 Avanti II at the 60th National Business Aviation Association annual meeting and convention (NBAA 2007) that is going to take place in Atlanta (GA) on September 25,26,27 (booth 3717 and static display).

The NBAA is one of the world’s most important trade events in the field of business and general aviation and Piaggio Aero will attend the show, once again, with a major presence.
The Piaggio Aero booth (3717) will be marked by a display of a 1:1 scale mock-up of the Avanti II that will present to visitors the spacious cabin with comfortable seats,fine appointments, ample baggage compartment and new digital cockpit.

At the static area will be displayed the Avanti II witth the upgraded Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6-66B engines. The world’s fastest turboprop flies at a maximum cruise speed of 402 kts and the P.180 is the first business turboprop to reach this significant speed milestone. The aircraft features a fully integrated new Pro Line 21 avionics system with three 10” x 8” liquid crystal adaptive flight displays, and FMS 3000 flight management system and the AHS 3000 attitude heading reference system.

Piaggio Aero’s show announcements will be released during the press briefing that will took place Monday 24 September 12,00 Press Room B210 - Georgia World Congress Center.