Partenavia Tornado

The Tornado was a small mid-wing cantilever monoplane with a retractable tricycle landing gear.

The aircraft was powered by a nose-mounted Lycoming O-320 piston engine.

The aircraft was commissioned to win the Tour of Sicily (it: Giro di Sicilia), and the Tornado won the race in 1956.

Although the aircraft had won the race it was too specialised design to enter production and only one aircraft (registered I-REGJ) was built.

Data from Jane's All the World' Aircraft 1956–57 [1]General characteristics Performance