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Piaggio P.180 Avanti

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Light business aircraft with canards and twin wing mounted turboprops in pusher configuration. The P.180 Avanti II Plus is the latest (updated) version of Avanti and Avanti II. Other variants include the Avanti EVO and the Avanti EVO Plus (Italian military), the MPA Multirole Patrol Aircraft, and P.1HH HammerHead UAV.

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Lift type

Fixed wing

Construction

Factory-built

Control

Piloted, Autonomous

Engine type

Turboprop

Application

Business, Surveillance

Fleet facts business use worldwide · as at August 2026

In business use

208 aircraft

Production years

1990-2022

Average age

20.2 years

Main base countries

U.S.A. (89), France (14), Italy (9), Germany (8), Canada (8)

Figures cover the worldwide fleet in business use — airline and military examples are not included. Fleet data: Business Air News research.

Design & construction

Wing

Composite

Landing gear

Retractable tricycle

Ice protection

Bleed air

Pressurisation

Pressurised

Flight controls

Mechanical

Autopilot

3-axis + autoland

Avionics architecture

Integrated glass suite

Environmental control

Engine-bleed air-cycle

Wing position

Mid

Planform

Straight

Tail

T-tail

Certification

Part 25

Minimum crew

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Type variants

Variant	Launch / first flight	Notes
Piaggio P.180 Avanti	1982 / 1986	Production: 2 (2014) GAMA: Piaggio P.180 Avanti II. Baseline variant.
Piaggio P.1HH Hammerhead	2013 / 2014	MALE UAV, prototype called P.1HH DEMO.
Piaggio Avanti EVO	2014 / 2014	Production: 1 (2026) GAMA: Piaggio Aerospace P.180 Avanti Evo. Civil version of Avanti, derived from Avanti II, includes EVO+ modified military variant.
Piaggio MPA	2015 / 2016	Multirole Patrol Aircraft variant.

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