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EBACE 2011: Piaggio Aero Announces Sales Reps for the UK and Egypt

With a maximum speed of 402 knots, the P.180 Avanti II, made by Italy’s Piaggio Aero Industries, is the world’s fastest turboprop, while also boasting the

By James Wynbrandt • Contributor - Business Aviation

May 17, 2011

With a maximum speed of 402 knots, the P.180 Avanti II, made by Italy’s Piaggio Aero Industries, is the world’s fastest turboprop, while also boasting the largest cabin in its class of midsize jets and twin turboprops. But it’s also known for a stylish airframe and twin pusher design, which has been compared to a work of art.

In fact, an Avanti II recently became a canvas for noted artist Mimmo Paladino, who painted the airframe with wildly colorful ancestral symbols, a work he dubbed “Cacciatore di Stelle,” or Star Hunter, and displayed in Milan.

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