Don't forget it is a 3-lifting surface design with the fuselage picking up 20% of the weight. The tail has almost no load--less drag--more speed. No de/anti ice on the tail because Piaggio says it doesn't need it. Rumor is that the test pilots strapped some 2X4's on the tail and flew it around. Glad I wasn't picking straws that day!

Kind of a crazy system but best I can figure is that they didn't want bleed air in a composite nacelle. Props are heated by the exhaust but the POH says to bring them up to 2000 RPM for icing conditions.

What I want to know is why it is so noisy outside compared to the Starship? I saw one the other day in TPA and it was MUCH quieter...