Partenavia Fachiro

P.57 Fachiro
P57 Fachiro IIf at Milan's Bresso airport in 1965
Role	Four-seat touring monoplane
National origin	Italy
Manufacturer	Partenavia
First flight	1958
Introduction	1959
Status	examples still flying
Primary user	aero clubs and private pilot owners
Number built	37[1]

The Partenavia P.57 Fachiro is an Italian four-seat high-wing touring monoplane fitted with a fixed tricycle undercarriage.

Design and development

The P.57 was designed and built by Partenavia. The Lycoming O-320 powered Fachiro I first flew on the 7 November 1958 followed by the Fachiro II on the 3 January 1959. A later version, designated the II-f, introduced a swept fin and rudder.

The Fachiro utilised mixed steel tube-and-fabric construction and was fitted with a 160 hp (119 kW) engine for aero club and general aviation use.^[2]

A one-off all-metal version, the P.64 Fachiro III, was further developed as the P.64 Oscar.

Seven examples of the Fachiro IIf version remained in operation within Italy during spring 2009.^[3]

Variants

P.57 Fachiro I

Powered by a 150 hp (112 kW) Lycoming O-320 engine.

P.57 Fachiro II

Powered by a 168 hp (125 kW)) Lycoming O-360-B2A engine. 3 built.

P.57 Fachiro II-f

Powered by a 180 hp (134 kW) Lycoming O-320-A2A engine. 33 built.

P.64 Fachiro III

An all-metal version developed as the P.64 Oscar 1 built.

Specifications (Fachiro II)

Data from ,^[4] Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1965-66^[5]

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Capacity: 3 passengers
• Length: 6.625 m (21 ft 9 in)
• Wingspan: 9.14 m (30 ft 0 in)
• Height: 2.41 m (7 ft 11 in)
• Wing area: 13.40 m² (144.2 ft²)
• Empty weight: 645 kg (1,420 lb)
• Gross weight: 1,150 kg (2,420 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming O-360-A2A, 134 kW (180 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 240 km/h (149 mph)
• Cruising speed: 190 km/h (118 mph)
• Range: 900 km (560 miles)
• Service ceiling: 4,200 m (13,780 ft)
• Rate of climb: 5.0 m/s (985 ft/min)

See also

Related development

• Partenavia Oscar

References

1. Simpson, 2005, p. 214
2. Simpson, 2005, P.212
3. Partington, 2009, pp. 315-326
4. Orbis 1985, page 2692
5. Taylor 1965, pp. 96–97.

• Partington, Dave (2009). European Registers Handbook 2009. Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. ISBN 978-0-85130-417-5.
• Simpson, Rod (2005). The General Aviation Handbook. Midland Publishing. ISBN 1-85780-222-5.
• Taylor, John W. R. (1965). Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1965-66. London: Samson Low, Marston.
• Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopaedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions.
• The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.