The P-57 Fachiro of 1957 was a touring aircraft of conventional configuration, with a high braced wing, four seats, forward-hinged doors on each side, fixed tricycle landing gear, of mixed steel tube / fabric construction.
First flown on 7 November 1958 with a 150 hp Lycoming O-320 engine, the Fachiro was Pascale’s first production machine, introduced in 1958 by Partenavia, which the Pascales had set up the year before to mass-produce their aircraft.
The P.57 The first machine, the “Fachiro I” was powered by a Lycoming O-320 with 112 kW (150 HP); it was followed by three “Fachiro II” machines with an O-360-B2A engine with 125 kW (168 HP).
Then 33 “Fachiro III” machines, with an O-320-A2A engine providing 134 kW (180 HP) and swept vertical tail surfaces.
The P.57 was successful enough to consider a re-thought version of all-metal construction, with the “P.64 Fachiro III” taking to the air for the first time on 2 April 1965.
Partenavia P-57 Fachiro III
Engine: Lycoming O-320-A2A. 180 hp
Wingspan: 30 ft 0 in
Length: 21 ft 9 in
Height: 7 ft 11 in
Wing area: 144.2 sq.ft
Empty weight: 1367 lb
Loaded weight: 2315 lb
Max speed: 152 mph at SL
Max cruise: 135 mph at 3280 ft
Econ cruise 65%: 127 mph
ROC: 985 fpm
Service ceiling: 13,780 ft
Range: 560 mi at 127 mph
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