The Agusta AZ.8L, or Agusta-Zappata AZ.8L, was an Italian airliner prototype first flown on 9 June 1958.
It was of conventional low-wing monoplane configuration with tricycle undercarriage and all-metal construction.
Filippo Zappata’s design grew out of a twin-engined transport designated AZ.1 that was never built.
When the AZ.8L failed to attract customers, Agusta abandoned the project to focus on its helicopter manufacturing operations, in particular a new Zappata design, the A.101.
The Aircraft was used by the Italian Air Force as an Airliner transport.
Specifications
Crew
2
Capacity
22 first-class
Or
26 economy-class passengers / 2,835 kg (6,250 lb) payload
Length
19.44 m (63 ft 9 in)
Wingspan
25.5 m (83 ft 8 in)
Height
6.66 m (21 ft 10 in)
Wing area
66.8 m2 (719 sq ft)
Empty weight
7,620 kg (16,799 lb) equipped
Maximum zero-fuel weight
10,300 kg (22,708 lb)
Maximum landing weight
10,800 kg (23,810 lb)
Max take-off weight
11,300 kg (24,912 lb)
Fuel capacity
3,200 L (845 US gal; 704 imp gal) with 4x 45 L (12 US gal; 10 imp gal) engine oil tanks
Powerplant
4 × Alvis Leonides 503/2 9 cyl air-cooled radial piston engines, 400 kW (540 hp) each for take-off
350.5 kW (470 hp) maximum continuous power
Propellers
3-bladed de Havilland, 2.74 m (9 ft 0 in) diameter constant-speed fully-feathering propellers
Performance
Maximum speed
427 km/h (265 mph, 231 kn)
Cruise speed
405 km/h (252 mph, 219 kn) max. continuous power at 3,000 m (9,843 ft)
370 km/h (230 mph; 200 kn) recommended power at 3,000 m (9,843 ft)
Range
2,500 km (1,600 mi, 1,300 nmi) with 1,470 kg (3,241 lb) payload plus reserve fuel
650 km (404 mi) with max payload and no reserve fuel
