Aircraft
Piaggio Reveals New Upgrade Options, 100th Logo
The Italian manufacturer believes it could establish a production line in China with a joint-venture partner, to produce Avanti Evo turboprops there.
The landing gear STC for Piaggio Aerospace’s P.180 Avanti I turboprop is expected to be available by the 
end of this year. 
In the meantime, 
the company is 
already offering a factory option for retrofitting ADS-B Out in the Avanti II.
The landing gear STC for Piaggio Aerospace’s P.180 Avanti I turboprop is expected to be available by the end of this year. In the meantime, the company is already offering a factory option for retrofitting ADS-B Out in the Avanti II.

Piaggio Aerospace (Booth T123) has partnered with Walterboro, South Carolina-based LowCountry Aviation to develop an STC for upgrading the P.180 Avanti I turboprop twin with the new landing gear developed for the current Avanti Evo. The Magnaghi Aeronautica main and nose landing gear features a digital steering system with an enhanced rack-and-pinion actuation mechanism, which provides improved reliability and extends time-between-overhaul (TBO) up to 15 years or 15,000 landings, whichever occurs sooner.