F.260

Seats: 3 3
Power: 260 hp194 kW
Cruise: 160 kt296 km/h
US register: 7 aircraft7 aircraft

About the F.260

The Siai-Marchetti F.260 is an Italian fixed-wing aircraft featuring a single piston engine and a low-wing monoplane layout with retractable tricycle landing gear. It accommodates up to three occupants under a glazed canopy and is built around an all-metal, flush-riveted airframe. It suits military training, aerobatics, and light close air support roles, offering handling characteristics that appeal to air forces as well as civilian warbird and aerobatic pilots.

Developed from earlier designs by Stelio Frati, the prototype first flew in the mid-1960s under the designation Aviamilano F.250 before manufacturing rights were acquired by Siai-Marchetti. The type gained widespread military adoption across multiple continents, spawning variants such as the armed Warrior and turboprop-powered versions. Over nine hundred units were eventually produced across a multi-decade manufacturing run that later involved Aermacchi and Leonardo.

Engines fitted

6 aircraft

Engine	Power	Share of fleet	Aircraft
Lycoming O-540	260 hp		3
Lycoming IO-540	300 hp		3

This page covers the Siai-Marchetti SIAI MARCHETTI F.260: the same aircraft under other designations.

Specifications

SF-260 · 1 × pistons engine Lycoming O-540-E4A5 194 kW each

Dimensions

Length: 23 ft 4 in 7.10 m7.10 m 23 ft 4 in
Wingspan: 27 ft 7 in 8.40 m8.40 m 27 ft 7 in

Weights

Empty weight: 1,698 lb 770 kg770 kg 1,698 lb
Max take-off weight: 2,866 lb 1,300 kg1,300 kg 2,866 lb

Performance

Cruise speed: 160 kt 296 km/h296 km/h 160 kt
Max speed: 180 kt 333 km/h333 km/h 180 kt
Stall speed: N/A
Range: 890 nm 1,648 km1,648 km 890 nm
Service ceiling: 14,750 ft 4,500 m4,500 m 14,750 ft
Rate of climb: 1,240 ft/min 6.3 m/s6.3 m/s 1,240 ft/min

Powerplant

Engine: 1 × pistons engine Lycoming O-540-E4A5 194 kW each
Engine power: 260 hp 194 kW194 kW 260 hp

Capacity

Seats: 3

ICAO type designator: F260
Manufacturer: Siai-Marchetti
Country: Italy
On the US register: 7
Registered in: Australia, United States

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F.260 running costs

$380 an hour

Hours a year Aircraft value (USD)

A year
	Low	Typical	High
Fuel	$8,909	$11,480	$13,440
Oil	$208	$260	$338
Engine overhaul reserve	$3,333	$3,958	$5,192
Propeller overhaul reserve	$917	$1,083	$1,250
Annual inspection and maintenance	$3,000	$4,000	$5,000
Hangar	$3,000	$6,300	$9,600
Insurance	$8,850	$10,900	$12,950

Total	$28,217	$37,981	$47,770
Per hour	$282	$380	$478