A Naples company formed in 1949 to build series of light
aircraft. First to enter production was the P-57 Fachiro of
1957, a four-seat high-wing monoplane with Lycoming
engine. This was followed by various developments including the P.64 Oscar (first flown April 1965), also produced
in South Africa under license as the RSA.200 by AFIC (Pty)
Ltd, and the P.66 Charlie. Partenavia's first twin was
the P.68 six-seat light transport, first flown in May 1970.
It was subsequently placed into production in several
forms, including the Observer 2 for observation and patrol.
AP.68 TP-600 Viator 11 -seat transport followed in March
1985. New projects in the early 1990s included PD.93
Idea four-seat trainer and utility monoplane, but in March
1998 Partenavia ceased work and its P.68 series was
bought via auction by VulcanAir SpA.
