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Piaggio P.136

Index Piaggio P.136

The Piaggio P.136 was an Italian twin-engine amphibian flying boat designed and manufactured by aircraft company Piaggio Aero. [1]

Table of Contents

  1. 44 relations: Air-sea rescue, Amphibious aircraft, Baggage, Bangladesh Army, Bilge, Buoy, Canada, Chine, Cowling, Crane (machine), Deicing, Flap (aeronautics), Flight International, Gull wing, Hartzell Propeller, Hydraulics, Ice, Italian Air Force, Kearney and Trecker, Leading edge, Licensed production, Lycoming O-480, Macau Air Transport Company, Maiden flight, Maritime patrol aircraft, Mexico, NACA airfoil, North America, Peruvian Air Force, Piaggio, Piaggio Aerospace, Piaggio P.166, Pump, Pusher configuration, Radio, Rudder, Short Sealand, Stretcher, Textile, United States, Utility aircraft, Variable-pitch propeller (aeronautics), Wholesaling, World War II.

  2. 1940s Italian civil utility aircraft
  3. Engine-over-wing aircraft
  4. Piaggio aircraft

Air-sea rescue

Air-sea rescue (ASR or A/SR, also known as sea-air rescue), and aeronautical and maritime search and rescue (AMSAR) by the ICAO and IMO, is the coordinated search and rescue (SAR) of the survivors of emergency water landings as well as people who have survived the loss of their seagoing vessel.

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Amphibious aircraft

An amphibious aircraft, or amphibian, is an aircraft that can take off and land on both solid ground and water.

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Baggage

Baggage or luggage consists of bags, cases, and containers which hold a traveler's personal articles while the traveler is in transit.

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Bangladesh Army

The Bangladesh Army (Bānlādēśa sēnābāhinī) is the land warfare branch and the largest component of the Bangladesh Armed Forces.

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Bilge

The bilge of a ship or boat is the part of the hull that would rest on the ground if the vessel were unsupported by water.

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Buoy

A buoy is a floating device that can have many purposes.

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Canada

Canada is a country in North America.

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Chine

A chine is a steep-sided coastal gorge where a river flows to the sea through, typically, soft eroding cliffs of sandstone or clays.

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Cowling

A cowling is the removable covering of a vehicle's engine, most often found on automobiles, motorcycles, airplanes, and on outboard boat motors.

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Crane (machine)

A crane is a machine used to move materials both vertically and horizontally, utilizing a system of a boom, hoist, wire ropes or chains, and sheaves for lifting and relocating heavy objects within the swing of its boom.

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Deicing

Deicing is the process of removing snow, ice or frost from a surface.

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Flap (aeronautics)

A flap is a high-lift device used to reduce the stalling speed of an aircraft wing at a given weight.

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Flight International

Flight International is a monthly magazine focused on aerospace.

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Gull wing

The gull wing, also known as Polish wing or Puławski wing, is an aircraft wing configuration with a prominent bend in the wing inner section towards the wing root.

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Hartzell Propeller

Hartzell Propeller is an American manufacturer that was founded in 1917 by Robert N. Hartzell as the Hartzell Walnut Propeller Company.

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Hydraulics

Hydraulics is a technology and applied science using engineering, chemistry, and other sciences involving the mechanical properties and use of liquids.

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Ice

Ice is water that is frozen into a solid state, typically forming at or below temperatures of 0 °C, 32 °F, or 273.15 K. It occurs naturally on Earth, on other planets, in Oort cloud objects, and as interstellar ice.

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Italian Air Force

The Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militare; AM) is the air force of the Italian Republic.

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Kearney and Trecker

Kearney and Trecker founded in 1898 by Edward J. Kearney and Theodore Trecker was a machine manufacturer based in West Allis, Wisconsin.

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Leading edge

The leading edge is the part of the wing that first contacts the air;Crane, Dale: Dictionary of Aeronautical Terms, third edition, page 305.

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Licensed production

Licensed production is the production under license of technology developed elsewhere.

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Lycoming O-480

The Lycoming GO-480 is a family of six-cylinder, horizontally opposed fixed-wing aircraft engines of 479.6 cubic inch (7.86 L) displacement, made by Lycoming Engines.

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Macau Air Transport Company

Macau Air Transport Company (Macao Air Transport Company) was a subsidiary of Cathay Pacific that operated seaplane services between Macau and Hong Kong from 1948 to 1961.

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Maiden flight

The maiden flight, also known as first flight, of an aircraft is the first occasion on which it leaves the ground under its own power.

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Maritime patrol aircraft

A maritime patrol aircraft (MPA), also known as a patrol aircraft, maritime reconnaissance aircraft, maritime surveillance aircraft, or by the older American term patrol bomber, is a fixed-wing aircraft designed to operate for long durations over water in maritime patrol roles — in particular anti-submarine warfare (ASW), anti-ship warfare (AShW), and search and rescue (SAR).

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Mexico

Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America.

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NACA airfoil

The NACA airfoil series is a set of standardized airfoil shapes developed by this agency, which became widely used in the design of aircraft wings.

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North America

North America is a continent in the Northern and Western Hemispheres.

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Peruvian Air Force

The Peruvian Air Force (Fuerza Aérea del Perú, FAP) is the branch of the Peruvian Armed Forces tasked with defending the nation and its interests through the use of air power.

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Piaggio

Piaggio Group (Piaggio Group) is an Italian motor vehicle manufacturer, which produces a range of two-wheeled motor vehicles and compact commercial vehicles under four brands: Piaggio, Vespa, Aprilia, Moto Guzzi and Derbi.

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Piaggio Aerospace

Piaggio Aerospace, formerly known as (Piaggio Aero Industries), is a multinational aerospace manufacturing company headquartered in Villanova d'Albenga, Italy.

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Piaggio P.166

The Piaggio P.166 is an Italian twin-engine pusher-type utility aircraft developed by Piaggio Aero. Piaggio P.136 and Piaggio P.166 are Piaggio aircraft and twin-engined pusher aircraft.

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Pump

A pump is a device that moves fluids (liquids or gases), or sometimes slurries, by mechanical action, typically converted from electrical energy into hydraulic energy.

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Pusher configuration

In aeronautical and naval engineering, pusher configuration is the term used to describe a drivetrain of air- or watercraft with propulsion device(s) after the engine(s).

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Radio

Radio is the technology of communicating using radio waves.

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Rudder

A rudder is a primary control surface used to steer a ship, boat, submarine, hovercraft, airship, or other vehicle that moves through a fluid medium (usually air or water).

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Short Sealand

The Short SA.6 Sealand was a light commercial amphibious aircraft designed and produced by Short Brothers. Piaggio P.136 and Short Sealand are aircraft first flown in 1948, amphibious aircraft and Flying boats.

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Stretcher

A stretcher, gurney, litter, or pram is an apparatus used for moving patients who require medical care.

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Textile

Textile is an umbrella term that includes various fiber-based materials, including fibers, yarns, filaments, threads, different fabric types, etc.

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United States

The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.

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Utility aircraft

A utility aircraft is a general-purpose light airplane or helicopter, usually used for transporting people, freight, or other supplies, but also used for other duties when more specialized aircraft are not required or available.

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Variable-pitch propeller (aeronautics)

In aeronautics, a variable-pitch propeller is a type of propeller (airscrew) with blades that can be rotated around their long axis to change the blade pitch.

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Wholesaling

Wholesaling or distributing is the sale of goods or merchandise to retailers; to industrial, commercial, institutional or other professional business users; or to other wholesalers (wholesale businesses) and related subordinated services.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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See also

1940s Italian civil utility aircraft

Engine-over-wing aircraft

Piaggio aircraft

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piaggio_P.136

Also known as P.136, Piaggio P.136 Royal Gull, Piaggio P.136-L.