Piel Pinocchio II

The Piel CP.90 Pinocchio II was a single-seat, single-engine aerobatic sport aircraft developed in France and marketed for homebuilding.[1] The design was based on that of Piel's Emeraude[2] and was unrelated to Piel's first design named Pinocchio, the CP.10 and indirectly to the second, the CP.20. It was a cantilever, low-wing monoplane of conventional design with an enclosed cockpit and fixed, tailwheel undercarriage.[2] Construction was of wood throughout.[2][3]

CP.90 Pinocchio II
Role Aerobatic sport aircraft
National origin France
Manufacturer Homebuilt
Designer Claude Piel
First flight 27 August 1986

Although Piel commenced work on the design in 1965,[4] the first example did not fly until 1986.[3]

Specifications

Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1977–78, p.496–97

General characteristics

  • Crew: One pilot
  • Length: 6.00 m (19 ft 8 in)
  • Wingspan: 7.20 m (23 ft 8 in)
  • Height: 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
  • Wing area: 9.7 m2 (104 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 335 kg (738 lb)
  • Gross weight: 460 kg (1,010 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Continental O-200 , 75 kW (100 hp)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 260 km/h (160 mph, 140 kn)
  • Range: 550 km (340 mi, 300 nmi)
  • Service ceiling: 6,000 m (19,700 ft)
  • Rate of climb: 8.0 m/s (1,600 ft/min)

Notes
  1. Taylor 1989, p.725
  2. Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1977–78, p.496
  3. Rivet 1988, p.43
  4. Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1985–86, p.558

References
  • Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1977–78. London: Jane's Publishing.
  • Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1985–86. London: Jane's Publishing.
  • Rivet, Gilles (15 January 1988). "Le CP 90 Pinocchio II". Aviation & Pilot Privé (168): 42–44.
  • Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. ISBN 0-7106-0710-5.
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