The P.149 was developed as a four-seat touring variant of the earlier
P.148. The P.149 is an all-metal, low-wing
cantilever monoplane with a retractable
tricycle landing gear with room for four or five occupants. The
prototype first flew on 19 June 1953. Only a few were sold, until the
German Air Force selected the aircraft for a
training and utility role. Piaggio delivered 76 aircraft out of a total of 88 built in Italy to Germany, while another 190 were built in Germany by
Focke-Wulf. ==Operational history==