The two-engine aircraft is armed with powerful cannons and can fire a wide range of highly accurate air-to-ground missiles.
Zappata determined that such a change would require significant re-engineering and increased weight, and countered with a proposal for a new two-engine aircraft, the Z.1018.
This two-engine aircraft was built by the French Potez company to fulfill a 1932 specification for a new reconnaissance bomber.
His two-engine aircraft was now operating on one of its engines at 80 percent power.
The two-engine aircraft had not been heard from since shortly after leaving Addis Ababa in stormy weather last Monday.
The pilot led him to the left side of the two-engine aircraft where two steps led to an open door.
The SM.89 was a two-engine aircraft.
Lufttransport replaced the helicopter service with a two-engine five-seat aircraft in 1989, which cut the cost of transport significantly.
"This parking field is large enough to land a two-engine aircraft on it," he said, "which has happened."
Boeing specializes in two-engine aircraft, while its rival Airbus concentrates on four-engine models.