01/31/2011. Remarks by Loet Kuipers: "Marketed as a VLA (Very Light Aircraft), the Italian Tecnam P2006T is a four-seat twin-engined high-wing utility aircraft that offers low operating costs, simplicity of systems and worldwide maintainability while offering a good payload and impressive endurance. Powered by two 98 hp Rotax 912S four-cylinder engines, which are much smaller and lighter than the current Lycoming engines, the operating costs of this twin-engined aircraft are comparable with 200 hp four-seat single-engined aircraft.

Wiener Neustadt, Austria-based Airborne Technologies developed an ultra-low-cost surveillance system for observation, law enforcement, mapping and sensing missions, and a such equipped P2006T has been designated the Technam MMA (Multi-Mission Aircraft). In September 2010 one aircraft was sold to the Russian operator ChelAvia and will be used on a diverse range of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions including police, border patrol, drug enforcement and urban surveillance."

Span: 37 ft 4.8 in (11.40 m)
Length: 28 ft 6.5 in (8.70 m)
Height: 9 ft 4.2 in (2.85 m)
Wing area: 159.3 sq.ft (14.80 sq.m)
Empty weight: 1,720 lb (780 kg)
Loaded weight: 2,601 lb (1,180 kg)
Max speed: 173 mph (278 kmh)
Cruise speed: 167 mph (268 kmh)
Climb: 1,140 ft (347 m)/min
Service ceiling: 15,000 ft (4,572 m)
Endurance: 8 hr