Siai Marchetti S205 / S208 meeting
Lugo di Romagna 17 & 18 september 2011
BENVENUTI
WELCOME
First produced …………. And the last one
Siai Marchetti S205 / S208 meeting
Lugo di Romagna 17 & 18 september 2011
• Siai 205 project 1964 by Alessandro Brena
• Production 1966 – 1979
(mainly within 1972) Italy, assembly
plants in U.S.A. South Africa and Spain
• Siai 205 , 3 versions, production: 515 units
– S.205 F/R-18:engine Avco Lycoming O-360 180 hp
– S.205 F/R-20:engine Avco Lycoming -IO360 200 hp
– S.205 F/R-22: engine Franklin 6A-350C1 220 hp
• Siai 208 , motore Avco Lycoming 0-540 260 hp ,
production 105 units
Siai Marchetti S205 / S208 meeting
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First or further S205/S208 registration countries:
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Italy
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Austria
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Switzerland
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Belgium
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U.K.
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Holland
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France
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Spain
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Germany
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Denmark
N
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Sweden
N
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Ethiopia
(?)
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Kenia
(?)
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Swaiziland
(?)
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Zambia
(?)
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Tunisia
(?)
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Morocco
(?)
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Thailand
(?)
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South Africa
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Australia
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New Zealand
N
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U.S.A.
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Canada
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Mexico
(?)
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Venezuela
N
N = not anymore, ? = No fresh info
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A very bad strategy, on the beginning of the 70’s Siai Marchetti was sold
to AGUSTA (EFIM group , owned by the Italian state) they stopped all
projects and slowed down the civilian aircraft production, only the SF260
was considered strategical as a military trainer .
The below activities proposed by the Siai project team were blocked:
– Production of the two seater Siai 202 , the project was sold in Switzerland and
produced as FFA AS202
– Further development of the S205 / S208 project to improve the aerodinamics
characteristics
– Final development and production of the twin engine Siai 210 (6 seats)
– Development and production of the Siai 206 (6 seats)
– Find commercial alternatives Waco (USA) and AISA (Spain) , development of
the South African partner
Siai Marchetti S205 / S208 meeting
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How many are still in flying conditions ….. 100 - 150 ? Why only these ?
OPPORTUNITIES and PROBLEMS
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It’s a platform still appreciated for the safety, solidity, stability and comfort, it’s ideal
for IFR and navigation. It’s not a rocket , but it’s reliable and it is still the most
comfortable and widest SEP !
Low purchase cost for a complex SEP
Maintenance
– Italian CAA additional maintenance controls (an Italian mess)
– Future availability of AVGAS, possible engine conversion to green fuel ?
– Aermacchi (owner of the type certificate) Oma (spare parts warehouse) , 0
SUPPORT BY THEM !
– Not in production spare parts (for example boost electrical pump Adel used in
S205 200 hp)
– Spare parts only produced by SIAI
– Future mandatory modifications
Siai Marchetti S205 / S208 meeting
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What can we do together ?
An owners and pilots club ?
Siai Marchetti S205 / S208 meeting
Lugo di Romagna 17 & 18 september 2011
Possible initiatives :
• Recognition by Aermacchi, association or club
type , AOPA help ?
• Pression to Aermacchi to issue urgent bulletins
• Proposal to manage the OMA/Aermacchi S205/S208 parts
warehouse ?
• How to find and involve the S205/S208 owners (a owners
data base)
• Siai 208 Italian Air Force ??
• Periodical meetings
• Raids, fly together and entertainements
Siai Marchetti S205 / S208 meeting
Lugo di Romagna 17 & 18 september 2011
S205 / S208 nel web
• Hendrik Siai Marchetti site: http://www.siai-marchetti.nl/
• Facebook
– Quelli del “205”
– Siai Marchetti 205 208
by Giuseppe Cardarelli
by Paolo Zecchini
• File sharing site, technical documentation and
miscellaneous
http://www.4shared.com/account/dir/35184220/193d810a/sharing.html?rnd=6
• Trasvolare (Raid Rome – Tokyo 2001)
http://www.trasvolare.it/
• …?
Siai Marchetti S205 / S208 meeting
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… and the S205/S08 will continue to fly, arrivederci
nel 2012 , where ?