ICP Savannah
ICP · Italy · first flew 1997 · light aircraft
Italy’s cheap-and-cheerful STOL microlight — a slab-sided bush plane in miniature that gets airborne in a cricket pitch.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | High-mounted, straight |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × piston, nose-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | Slab-sided metal fuselage — function over form |
| T — Tail | Conventional |
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Spot it by:
- Boxy high-wing STOL microlight with fixed leading-edge slats
- Wide-track gear and fat tyres for rough strips
- Slab-sided metal fuselage — function over form
Looks like someone shrank a bush plane: square fuselage, big high wing with visible slats or vortex generators, and tundra-ish tyres. The C42 beside it is round-tubed and sleeker.
Specifications
- The ICP Savannah has a length of 6.4 m (21 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 9 m (30 ft).
- Its maximum speed is 190 km/h (118 mph).
- Typical crew: 1 pilot + 1 passenger.
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History
ICP of Piedmont flew the Savannah in 1997, borrowing the Zenith CH 701’s fixed-slat STOL formula and building it down to a microlight price. Kits and ready-built examples spread across Europe and beyond.
Variants
Classic slatted Savannah and VG variants (vortex generators replacing the slats); current Savannah S with a smoother cabin.
Where you'll see it
Farm strips and microlight clubs across Italy, Germany, France and the UK; a common first aeroplane for syndicates.
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