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Speed record for Piaggio Avanti
A Piaggio Avanti aircraft flew from Fort Worth’s Meacham Airport to Orlando Executive Airport at a world record speed of 415 mph (361 knots). This establishes a standard for class C-1.E aircraft over this course. Completed by Piaggio’s 50th Avanti, the 865 nm trip took two hours 25 minutes.

A Piaggio Avanti aircraft flew from Fort Worth’s Meacham Airport to Orlando Executive Airport at a world record speed of 415 mph (361 knots). This establishes a standard for class C-1.E aircraft over this course. Completed by Piaggio’s 50th Avanti, the 865 nm trip took two hours 25 minutes.