Agusta AZ.8L
| AZ-8L | |
|---|---|
| The sole prototype of the AZ-8L | |
| General information | |
| Type | Airliner |
| Manufacturer | Agusta |
| Designer | |
| Number built | 1 |
| History | |
| First flight | 9 June 1958 |
| Retired | 1963 |
The Agusta AZ.8L, or Agusta-Zappata AZ.8L, was an Italian airliner prototype first flown on 9 June 1958. It was of conventional low-wing monoplane configuration with tricycle undercarriage and all-metal construction. Filippo Zappata's design grew out of a twin-engined transport designated AZ.1 that was never built.
When the AZ.8L failed to attract customers, Agusta abandoned the project to focus on its helicopter manufacturing operations, in particular a new Zappata design, the A.101.