The Tecnam 2010 is a four-seat, high wing, single engine light aircraft of mixed metal and carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer construction.

Outboard, the trailing edge is tapered; the straight wing tips are slightly upturned.

The company initially planned to have US FAR Part 23 certification completed by November 2012 and said it would refund deposits if the aircraft was not certified by the end of 2014.

[5][6] On 27 May 2020, Tecnam introduced a diesel-powered upgrade, the P2010 TDI, with a liquid-cooled 170-hp (127 kW) turbocharged Continental CD-170 engine capable of using either diesel or jet fuel.

Certification by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) was expected to be completed by July 2020, with approval from other countries to follow.

[12]General characteristics in-line, 130 kW (170 hp) four-stroke diesel engine with DOHC double overhead camshaft and FADEC control.