Partenavia Fachiro

The Partenavia P.57 Fachiro is an Italian, four-seat, high-wing, touring monoplane, fitted with a fixed tricycle undercarriage.

Design and development
The P.57 was designed and built by Partenavia. The Lycoming O-320 powered Fachiro I first flew on 7 November 1958, followed by the Fachiro II, on 3 January 1959. A later version, designated the II-f, introduced a swept fin and rudder.

The Fachiro utilises mixed steel tube-and-fabric construction and is fitted with a 160 hp engine for aero club and general aviation use.

A one-off, all-metal version, the P.64 Fachiro III, was further developed as the P.64 Oscar.

Seven examples of the Fachiro IIf version remained in operation within Italy during spring 2009.

Variants

 * P.57 Fachiro I
 * Powered by a 150 hp Lycoming O-320 engine.


 * P.57 Fachiro II
 * Powered by a 168 hp) Lycoming O-360-B2A engine. 3 built.


 * P.57 Fachiro II-f
 * Powered by a 180 hp Lycoming O-320-A2A engine. 33 built.


 * P.64 Fachiro III
 * An all-metal version developed as the P.64 Oscar 1 built.