Tecnam P2008 JC
Tecnam's certified two-seat high-wing trainer with a carbon-fibre fuselage, metal wings and a Garmin G3X glass panel. Built for flight schools, with a Rotax 912 S2 that runs on mogas or avgas.
Performance
- Cruise speed
- 105 kt
- Never-exceed speed (VNE)
- 143 kt
- Range
- 555 nm
- Service ceiling
- 13,000 ft
- Rate of climb
- 770 ft/min
Fuel
- Fuel type
- MOGAS (unleaded car fuel) · AVGAS 100LL
- Usable fuel
- 120 l
- Total capacity
- 124 l
- Wing tanks
- 2 × 62 l
- Fuel burn (cruise)
- 23 l/h
- Usable fuel weighs
- 89 kg
Fuel burn in cruise at 6,000 ft.
Runway
- Minimum runway
- 379 m
- Take-off distance over 15 m (50 ft)
- 379 m
- Landing distance from 15 m (50 ft)
- 365 m
- Usable surfaces
- Asphalt · Concrete · Grass
The longer of take-off and landing distance. At 650 kg, ISA, sea level, dry paved runway, no wind.
Cockpit and systems
- Cockpit
- Glass cockpit
- Avionics
- Garmin G3X
Weights and capacity
- Max passengers
- 1
- Minimum crew
- 1
- Cockpit seats
- 2
- Max take-off weight (MTOW)
- 650 kg
- Max landing weight
- 650 kg
- Empty weight
- 400 kg
Licence and training
- Licences that cover it
- LAPL(A) · PPL(A)
- Class rating
- SEP (land)
- Extra training or endorsements
- Glass cockpit (EFIS)
EASA terms. Other authorities name and split ratings differently.
Flight rules and approvals
- Flight rules
- VFR only
- Approvals
- Night VFR
Assumes the usual equipment. The aircraft's own documents decide what it may fly.
Type
- Manufacturer
- Tecnam
- Category
- Aeroplane
- Engines
- 1× Piston
- ICAO type designator
- P208
- Wake turbulence category
- L · Light
- In service since
- 2013
Scale drawing
- Length
- 6.97 m
- Wingspan
- 9 m
- Height
- 2.67 m
- Fuselage width
- 1.25 m
- Propeller diameter
- 1.74 m
Drawn to scale from the published length, span and height; finer shapes are approximate.
Size comparison
- Tecnam P2008 JCLength 6.97 m
- Czech Sport Aircraft PS-28 CruiserLength 6.62 m
All drawn at one scale. The person is 1.8 m tall.
Speeds
- White arc: flaps may be used
- Green arc: normal operating range
- Yellow arc: caution, smooth air only
- Red line: never exceed
- 40 kt
- 49 kt
- 50 kt
- 66 kt
- 71 kt
- 71 kt
- 98 kt
- 70 kt
- 111 kt
- 143 kt
Typical published values for the named variant, for learning only. Always fly with the aircraft's own flight manual (POH/AFM).
Fly the Tecnam P2008 JC in the simulator
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