Partenavia Oscar

Partenavia

Industry	Aerospace
Headquarters	Italy
Products	Aircraft, including the P.64B/P.66B Oscar series

The Partenavia P.64B/P.66B Oscar represents an Italian-made, single-engine, high-wing monoplane designed to accommodate two to four occupants, manufactured by Partenavia.

Development

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The prototype Partenavia Oscar displayed at the 1965 Paris Air Show

Conceived as a fully metal iteration of the P.57 Fachiro, the initial prototype bore the designation P.64 Fachiro III and took to the skies for the first time on April 2, 1965. Subsequent refinements were primarily focused on modifying the rear fuselage to incorporate a panoramic rear window, leading to its rebranding as the P.64B Oscar B, which had its maiden flight in 1967. This model, often referred to as the Oscar 180, was equipped with a 180 hp Lycoming O-360-A1A piston engine. A variant powered by a more potent 200 hp Lycoming O-360-A1B engine was known as the Oscar-200. A total of twenty-one units were exported to South Africa, where they were assembled by AFIC (Pty) Limited and sold under the name AFIC RSA 200 Falcon.

In January of 1976, Partenavia introduced a fully aerobatic model named the P.66C Charlie, with production totaling ninety-six aircraft primarily serving the Aero Club d'Italia.

Variants

• P.64 Fachiro III – Prototype model; only one unit constructed.
• P.64B Oscar B – Production variant featuring a shortened rear fuselage and powered by a 180 hp (134 kW) Lycoming engine; sixty-four built.
• P.64B Oscar 180 – Commercial designation for the Oscar B.
• P.64B Oscar 200 – Enhanced version with a 200 hp (149 kW) engine; nine produced.
• P.66B Oscar 100 – Two-seat configuration driven by a 100 hp (75 kW) Lycoming engine; eighty manufactured.
• P.66B Oscar 150 – Three-seat model equipped with a 150 hp (112 kW) Lycoming O-320 engine; fifty units completed.
• P.66C Charlie – Four-seat aerobatic adaptation of the P.66B fitted with a 160 horsepower (119 kW) Lycoming engine; one hundred seven built.
• P.66D Delta – Variant of the P.66B incorporating minor modifications; one produced.
• P.66T Charlie – Two-seat trainer version derived from the P.66C; single unit built.
• AFIC RSA 200 Falcon – South African assembled and marketed version of the P.64.

Operators

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• Italian State Police
• South Africa