A one off designed specifically to enter and win the “Giro de Sicilia”, the Tour of Sicily, the P.55 Tornado was a two-seat sport competition aircraft, with a mid-mounted wing, retractable tricycle landing gear, a Lycoming O-320 flat-four engine, and side-by-side seating.
First flying in 1955, the only example (I-REGJ) winning the Tour of Sicily in 1956, to be lost in a crash on 13th June 1958.
Engine: 1 x Lycoming O-290-D2, 140 h.p.
Span: 23′ 7.5″
Wing area: 86.1 sq.ft
Length: 19′ 9.75″
Height: 6 ft 10.75 in
Empty weight: 868 lb
Loaded weight: 1367 lb
Max speed: 211 mph
Cruise: 186 mph
Time to 3280ft: 3 min
Max range: 497 mi
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