Ferrari of the air: Latest Avanti EVO shines for UK’s ConnectJets

Legend has it that on taking delivery of his first F-4 Phantom, a senior officer enquired whether the jet might have been built upside down. One might easily wonder the same of the Avanti twin-turboprop – might manufacturer Piaggio have put it together in reverse?

No. Its spectacularly unusual configuration results from sound aerodynamic thinking and a significant dollop of Italian design flair. The Avanti is often described as the 'Ferrari of the air' or 'Ferrari of the skies'. Its fixed forward wing offloads the tailplane...

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