Veloce 600 VS Piaggio Evo

 

Thinking of buying a Piaggio Evo Avanti?
The Veloce 600 is better in every way — see why below

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Overview

Category Veloce 600 Piaggio Evo Avanti
Company Veloce Planes Piaggio Aerospace
Website veloceplanes.com/600 piaggioaerospace.it
Seating Capacity 6 10
Total Price $750,000 $7.3M-$7.7M
Build Time 1,200 hours 2 years

Specifications

Specification Veloce 600 Piaggio Evo Avanti
Engine 2x AV T 2x PT6A-66B TP
Horsepower 2x 350 hp 2x 850 hp
Fuel Capacity 120 gal 418 gal
Cabin Width 52 in 72.84 in
Wingspan 35.2 ft 47.06 ft
Length 29 ft 47.27 ft
Height 9.2 ft 13.06 ft
Wing Loading 27 lb/sq ft 70.3 lb/sq ft

Performance

Performance Veloce 600 Piaggio Evo Avanti
Max Cruise Speed 300 ktas 402 ktas
Stall Speed 72 ktas 95 ktas
Range 1,950 nm 1,770 nm
Climb Rate 2,825 fpm 2,770 fpm
Service Ceiling 25,000 ft 41,000 ft
Takeoff Distance 1,130 ft 3,190 ft
Landing Distance 1,120 ft 3,282 ft

Weights

Weight Veloce 600 Piaggio Evo Avanti
Empty Weight 2,400 lbs 7,850 lbs
Useful Load 1,800 lbs 4,100 lbs
Maximum Weight 4,200 lbs 12,100 lbs

Full Comparison: Veloce 600 vs Leading Aircraft

Category Veloce 600 V-Twin Cirrus SR22T Piper M350 Evolution Vision Jet Beechcraft Baron G58 Diamond DA62 Cessna 310 Piaggio Evo Avanti Beechcraft King Air 360
Company Veloce Planes Velocity Aircraft Cirrus Aircraft Piper Aircraft Evolution Aircraft Cirrus Aircraft Beechcraft Diamond Aircraft Cessna Piaggio Aerospace Beechcraft
Seating Capacity 6 4-5 4-5 6 4 7 6 7 6 10 11
Total Price $750,000 $500k-$900k $888k-$1.2M $1.3M $1.2M-“$1.8M $3M+ $1.5M+ $1.2M-$2M $135k-$300k (used) $7.3M-$7.7M $8.4M
Build/Buy Time 1,200 hours 1,500 hours 9 mos-2 yrs 1-2 yrs 1,500 hours 1-3 yrs 1-2 yrs 1.5-2 yrs N/A 2 years 1-2 yrs
Engine 2x AV T 2x UL520 T TSIO-550-K T TIO-540-AE2A PT6A-140A T W FJ33-5A TF 2x IO-550-C 2x Austro AE300 2x TSIO-520-B 2x PT6A-66B TP 2x PT6A-60A TP
Horsepower 2x 350 hp 2x 220 hp 315 hp 350 hp 867 hp ~1,846 lbs thrust 2x 300 hp 2x 180 hp 2x 285 hp 2x 850 hp 2x 1,050 hp
Max Cruise Speed 300 ktas 230+ ktas 213 knots 213 ktas 330 ktas 311 ktas 202 ktas 192 ktas 223 ktas 402 ktas 312 ktas
Stall Speed 72 ktas 60 ktas 60 ktas 58 ktas 61 ktas 67 ktas 73 ktas 68 ktas 79 ktas 95 ktas 81 ktas
Range 1,950 nm 1,400 nm 1,021 nm 1,275 nm 1,287 nm 1,275 nm 1,480 nm 1,288 nm 1,105 nm 1,770 nm 1,806 nm
Climb Rate 2,825 fpm 2,000 fpm 1,203 fpm 1,290 fpm 4,000 fpm 1,609 fpm 1,700 fpm 1,028 fpm 1,700 fpm 2,770 fpm 2,700 fpm
Service Ceiling 25,000 ft 25,000 ft 25,000 ft 25,000 ft 28,000 ft 31,000 ft 20,688 ft 20,000 ft 25,000 ft 41,000 ft 35,000 ft
Takeoff 1,130 ft 1,500 ft 1,517 ft 2,700 ft 1,200 ft 3,192 ft 2,345 ft 2,730 ft 1,700 ft 3,190 ft 3,300 ft
Landing 1,120 ft 1,500 ft 1,178 ft 1,968 ft 1,200 ft 1,628 ft 2,490 ft 2,555 ft 1,790 ft 3,282 ft 2,692 ft
Empty Weight 2,400 lbs 2,100 lbs 2,354 lbs 3,050 lbs 2,670 lbs 3,550 lbs 3,965 lbs 3,523 lbs 3,530 lbs 7,850 lbs 9,955 lbs
Useful Load 1,800 lbs 1,300 lbs 1,246 lbs 1,308 lbs 800 lbs 2,450 lbs 1,559 lbs 1,545 lbs 1,970 lbs 4,100 lbs 5,145 lbs
Maximum Weight 4,200 lbs 3,400 lbs 3,600 lbs 4,340 lbs 4,550 lbs 6,000 lbs 5,500 lbs 5,071 lbs 5,500 lbs 12,100 lbs 15,000 lbs
Fuel Capacity 120 gal 95 gal 92 gal 120 gal 168 gal 296 gal 194 gal 86.4 gal 203 gal 418 gal 539 gal
Cabin Width 52 in 49 in 49 in 48 in 73 in 61 in 42 in 52 in 48 in 72.84 in 54 in
Wingspan 35.2 ft 34 ft 38.4 ft 43 ft 37 ft 38.7 ft 37.10 ft 47.9 ft 36.11 ft 47.06 ft 57.11 ft
Length 29 ft 22 ft 26 ft 28.9 ft 30 ft 30.7 ft 29.10 ft 30.2 ft 27 ft 47.27 ft 46.8 ft
Height 9.2 ft 7.10 ft 8.11 ft 11.3 ft 10 ft 10.9 ft 9.9 ft 9.3 ft 10.7 ft 13.06 ft 14.4 ft
Wing loading 27 lb/sq ft 21 lb/sq ft 24.8 lb/sq ft 24.6 lb/sq ft 32.3 lb/sq ft 30.7 lb/sq ft 27.6 lb/sq ft 27.5 lb/sq ft 30.7 lb/sq ft 70.3 lb/sq ft 48.7 lb/sq ft