Tecnam P-Mentor
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| P-Mentor | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Light aircraft |
| National origin | Italy |
| Manufacturer | Tecnam |
| Status | In production (2022) |
| History | |
| Introduction date | April 2022 |
The Tecnam P-Mentor is an Italian two-seat, low-wing light aircraft, purpose-built for ab-initio through instrument flight training, designed and produced by Tecnam, in Capua, Italy. It was introduced in April 2022 and is EASA CS-23 type certified in Europe, later followed by FAA Part 23 and Transport Canada validations..[1][2][3][4][5]
The design was first unveiled at AERO Friedrichshafen in April 2022.[1][2] Conceived as a single-platform trainer from PPL and Upset Prevention and Recovery Training. The P-Mentor combines a Rotax 912iSc3 advanced Garmin glass cockpit, and an all-metal/composite airframe to deliver full IFR capability[5] and is now operated by flight schools worldwide.[6]
The P-Mentor was designed to comply with the European Union Aviation Safety Agency EASA CS-23 regulations for certified light aircraft. It was EASA CS-23 certified on 7 April 2022.[1][3]
The design features a cantilever low-wing, two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit under a bubble canopy, fixed tricycle landing gear with wheel pants and a single engine in tractor configuration, driving a two-bladed variable pitch propeller.[1][2][3][4]
The aircraft wing has a light alloy spar and wing box, with a carbon-fibre-reinforced polymer leading edge. The 9.0 m (29.5 ft) span wing is equipped with slotted flaps of 75% span, plus frise ailerons. The standard engine employed is the 75 kW (101 hp) Rotax 912iSc four-stroke certified powerplant.[1][4]
The design uses a new tapered planform wing, employing a laminar flow airfoil, which meets the EASA CS-23 requirements for low speed handling and stall characteristics without a ballistic parachute, although a parachute is approved and available as a factory option.[1]
The aircraft may be equipped for IFR flight. For training use it may be optionally equipped with a simulated retractable landing gear handle, although the landing gear does not actually retract.[1][3]
