Luigi “Gino” Pascale and his brother Giovanni “Nino” Pascale of Naples, Italy, having been enthusiastic flying model aircraft makers, decided to work on full-scale aircraft. The first, built while the brothers were college students, was the “P.48 Astore (Goshawk)” — a two-seat aircraft, with the seats in tandem, featuring a high strut-braced wing, fixed taildragger landing gear, and a Continental O-170 / A65 flat-four air-cooled engine with 48 kW (65 HP).
The Astore had two seats in tandem and was powered by a 65 hp (48 kW) Continental A65 engine.
The prototype and only Astore, registered I-NAPA, was built in a garage in Naples and first flew in 1952, piloted by Mario de Bernardi.
P-48-B
Engine: 1 × Continental A65, 48 kW (65 hp)
Wingspan: 26 ft 9.5 in
Length: 20 ft 11.75 in
Height: 5 ft 10.5 in
Maximum speed: 185 km/h (115 mph, 100 kn)
Cruise: 99 mph
Time to 3280 ft: 5 min 50 sec
Service ceiling: 10,827 ft
Range: 342 mi
Empty weight: 617 lb
Loaded weight: 1036 lb
Crew: one
Capacity: one passenger
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