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The Piaggio PD.808 was an Italian business jet built by Piaggio. It was designed as a joint venture between Piaggio and Douglas Aircraft Company of Long Beach, California, United States

TOriginally named the PD.808 Vespa Jet the business jet was designed in a joint venture between Piaggio and the Douglas Aircraft Company] The basic design work was carried out by Douglas and the prototype was built at the Piaggio factory at Finale Ligure. The PD.808 was a low-wing cantilever cabin-monoplane with tip-tanks and powered by two rear-mounted Bristol Siddeley Viper 525 turbojets. It has retractable tricycle landing gear and was originally designed with a cabin for a pilot and six-passengers. The first Viper 525-powered prototype (with Italian Serial Number MM577) first flew on 29 August 1965, this was followed by a second Viper 525 powered prototype and two civil demonstrators. The company tried to interest commercial operators (including offering a General Electric CJ610 variant) but the only interest was from the Italian Air Force as a liaison, training and radar calibration aircraft with an order for 25. The Italian Air Force aircraft were powered by Viper 526 turbojets

Variants

PD-808VIP: VIP transport.
PD-808TA: navigation trainer.
PD-808RM (radiomisure): radio calibration, four-built
PD-808GE (guerra elettronica): aircraft modified for Electronic warfare,
PD-808GE1 entered service in 1972, the
PD-808GE2 in 1977.
PD-808TF: Proposed turbofan-powered version. Not built.

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General Info

Crew: 1/2 Capacity: 6-10 pax Length: 12.85 m (42 ft 2 in) Wingspan: 13.2 m (43 ft 4 in) over tip tanks Height: 4.8 m (15 ft 9 in) Wing area: 20.9 m² (225 sq ft)

Powerplant

Empty weight: 4,830 kg (10,648 lb) Max takeoff weight: 8,165 kg (18,001 lb) Fuel capacity: 1,935 L (511 US gal; 426 imp gal) in wing integral tanks plus 1,792 L (473 US gal; 394 imp gal) in 2 wing-tip tanks Powerplant: 2 × Rolls-Royce Viper Mk526 turbojet engines at 3,330lb/f each

Performance

Maximum speed: 852 km/h (529 mph, 460 kn) at 5,945 m (19,505 ft)
Maximum speed: Mach 0.85
Cruise speed: 722 km/h (449 mph, 390 kn) at 1,250 m (4,100 ft)
Stall speed: 167 km/h (104 mph, 90 kn) at 5,902 kg (13,012 lb) landing weight
Never exceed speed: 788 km/h (490 mph, 425 kn) (0.85M above 4,260 m (13,980 ft))
Range: 2,128 km (1,322 mi, 1,149 nmi) with max fuel, 381 kg (840 lb) payload and 45 min fuel reserve
Service ceiling: 13,715 m (44,997 ft)

Armament

None

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