Vulcanair P68C
Fixed Landing Gear
Standard with a Garmin G1000 and GFC700 Autopilot package

The P68C is a docile and stable aircraft in the whole flight envelope with superior flight qualities.

The Vulcanair Aircraft P68C Series is a six-seater, twin-engine, high-wing, fixed landing gear aircraft. Relative to its predecessors, recent improvements to the aircraft include it coming standard with a Garmin G1000 with GFC700 autopilot package, new adjustable seats, a standard pilot door, sturdier main gear and brakes, and a higher maximum zero fuel weight.

The redundancy of the second engine with a fuel consumption comparable to many six-cylinder single-engine piston aircraft place the P68C is in a class of its own.

Since its inception, the aircraft was designed to be a twin. As a result, the P68 is a docile and stable aircraft in the whole flight envelope with superior flight qualities that can only be appreciated once the aircraft is flown.

The P68C is the sensible alternative to many single-engine and light twin aircraft in today’s General Aviation market.

 

Performance

2 Engines: Lycoming IO-360-A1B6 (200 HP)
Max Ramp Weight 4630 lb.
Max Take-Off Weight 4594 lb.
Max Landing Weight 4365 lb.
Std. Empty Weight (std. equipped w/ avg. options) 3130 lb.
Max Usable Fuel with aux tanks 177 US gal.
Number of seats 6
Max Luggage Weight 400 lb.
Cruise Speed @ 75%, ISA, 8,000ft 160 ktas
Best Economy Cruise Speed @ 60%, at 9,000 ft. 150 ktas
Rate of Climb (2 engines s.l. @ MTOW) 1100 fpm
Single Engine Rate of Climb (MTOW, s.l.) 5200 fpm
Stall Speed, 35 deg. Flaps, MTOW 78 ctas
Max Altitude 18000 ft
SE Service Ceiling 5000 fr
Max Range 4 Persons (170 lbs.): Long Range, Cruise 55% PWR at 10,000 ft., 45 min. Res. 1103 nm
Take-Off Distance over 50ft, MTOW, ISA 1312 ft.
Landing Distance over 50ft, MLW 1969ft.
Take-Off Ground Run 787 ft.
Landing Ground Run 656 ft.
Max Endurance, 4 Persons (77 kg.): Long Range, Cruise 55% PWR at 10,000 ft., 30 min. Res. 7.2 hrs.

External

The new P68C is easily recognizable thanks to its pilot door, longer nose with more space for avionics and weather radar and its up-turned wing tips.

Interviews with our extensive family of enthusiastic owners and operators have confirmed the P68C as an excellent all-round performer.

Side View

Upper View

Front View

Wing span 39.37 ft
Wing area 200.23 ft2
Overall length 31.33 ft
Overall height 11.15 ft

Internal

Cockpit Area
Passenger Cabin AREA
Cargo AREA in PAx COnf.
All Cargo Configuration
Length 4.760 ft Length 5.840 ft  Length 2.677 ft Length 8.507 ft
Width 3.806 ft Width 3.806 ft  Average Width 3.300 ft Average Width 3.609 ft
Average Height 3.773 ft Average Height 3.937 ft  Average Height 3.281 ft Average Height 3.674 ft
Total Volume  87.51 cu. ft. Total Volume 87.51 cu. ft  Total Volume 28.98 cu. ft Total Volume 112.8 cu. ft

Side View

Upper View

This view shows a standard 1+5 seat interior layout of P68C including the arrangement of the cockpit crew, passenger cabin and baggage compartment with the Front RH Pilot door, the large aft RH Cargo door and the LH Passenger entrance door. The aircraft can be also certified for 1+6 people by installing a rear bench allowing seating for three people.

Cockpit Cabin

One new feature of the renovated P68C that’s appreciated is the redesigned interior, which has noticeably increased headroom especially in the aft passenger area.

The quickly removable seats make a large cabin volume available for the carrying of goods of all kinds—from mountain bikes or golf clubs to stretchers for aerial ambulance duties. If the aircraft is used for business flying, it can be easily configured in club seating just by switching the direction of two middle seats.

 

Design Features and Information

Intro

The new P68C is available with two 200 hp Lycoming IO-360-A1B6 normally aspirated engines. These engines drive Hartzell constant speed, full feathering propellers.

Performance

The exceptionally clean lines of the P68C are the result of many hours of wind tunnel testing and deliver an optimum performance in terms of maximum speed, rate of climb and endurance.

Safety

Painstaking work on the part of an ideal designer / test pilot combination have produced truly remarkable and benign handling characteristics, particularly at low speeds or in the unlikely event of an engine failure. The forward position of the pilot in relation to the wing provides excellent rearward visibility in turns, making for greater safety in crowded airspace. With the optional de-icing equipment installed on the P68C has been operated day and night with safety and regularity, from severe winter conditions over the North Sea and throughout Northern Europe to the harsh environments of the continents of Africa and Australia.

Economy

The P68 Series has one common feature—economy. The economy of the aircraft is the result of the low operating costs and of the low maintenance costs—a direct result of the aircraft construction simplicity and low fuel consumption and replacement costs of its powerplants.

The rugged, maintenance-free, leaf-spring fixed undercarriage, lack of complicated systems and unsurpassed accessibility of servicing points reduce maintenance to the minimum.

The high wing configuration enables the engine intakes and propeller tips to be kept well clear of the ground thereby reducing dust ingestion and stone denting to the minimum and extending engine and propeller service lives to the maximum.

Customer Support

All the OEM parts installed on the P68C series aircraft have been reviewed and updated to guarantee quick parts availability. With full production resumed, airframe parts availability is guaranteed.

Material Choice

While it can be true that composite aircraft have no rivets, at Vulcanair we believe that there are many advantages in aluminum construction. The first advantage is weight, compared to a similar structure made of aircraft certified composite materials. The second are the known and well documented aging and fatigue qualities of aluminum structure together with the ease of repair.

Airborne SUV Capabilities

The P68C can truly be considered an airborne SUV. The difference between the Vulcanair and any comparable aircraft is that the P68C has two engines that are powerful enough and reliable. No other light twin in the market offers three rows of removable seats, more than 65 cubic feet of internal volume including 20 cubic feet of cargo space allowing a max load in the cargo compartment of 400 lbs.

The P68C flexible space allows the pilot to load the aircraft in many ways that can satisfy many different mission profiles.

Style

Let’s not forget that the P68 Series is designed and manufactured in Italy. Look at the clean lines of the aircraft and you will notice the difference.

 

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