Eagle lands a Tecnam MMA

Eagle signed the contract to buy the aircraft at this year’s Paris Airshow and took delivery at the Dubai Air Show
Eagle general manager, Manuel Garbaccio, said the company would sign for four more aircraft in similar configuration, which it will use principally in support of the company’s oil industry customers.
These will work alongside Bombardier CRJs, a fifth of which is being delivered during the show.
Based on the Tecnam P2006T, a four-seat light twin, powered by a pair of 100hp Rotax 912S engines, the Tecnam MMA offers multi-fuel capability, a low visual and noise signature and very low operating costs.
With the miniaturisation of sensors and with new multi-spectral sensing technologies, surveillance aircraft can now be smaller, lighter, and cheaper, and the MMA is at the forefront of this trend.
For Airborne Technologies, which focuses on fully customised special mission platforms with leading-edge features, the Tecnam offers an ideal complement to the company’s helicopter and Vulcanair P68 special missions conversions.
The Eagle Aviation aircraft (registered in San Marino) is the sixth modified Tecnam to be delivered by Airborne Technologies, and is equipped with a Wescam MX-10 sensor turret and a broadcast microwave services (BMS) downlink system.
The first Tecnam MMA was delivered to a police unit in Russia, the second to BAE Australia, and the third to consulting, technology and innovation company Indra, for maritime radar conversion as the Tecnam MRI – maritime reconnaissance and intelligence.
A fourth aircraft went to Slovakia for geo survey duties and the fifth to Aero GB for police work.
The company has another three firm orders from Africa and contracts for 15 more are close to signature, according to Wolfgang Grumeth, CEO of Airborne Technologies.

Eagle Aviation’s Manuel Garbaccio accepts the Tecnam MMA from Airborne Technologies CEO Wolfgang Grumeth