Powered By Rear-Mounted Turboprops: The Story Of The Piaggio P.180 Avanti

Founded in 1882 as a locomotive and railway carriage maker, Piaggio started to build planes towards the end of the First World War. Following the end of hostilities in the Second World War, Piaggio saw the need for affordable transport and shifted its attention to its most famous product, the Vespa scooter.

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