| CP.70 Beryl | |
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| The sole CP-70 Beryl F-PMEQ at Beynes-Thiverval airfield near Paris in June 1967 | |
| Role | Sport aircraft |
| National origin | France |
| Manufacturer | Homebuilt |
| Designer | Claude Piel |
| First flight | ca. 1965 |
The Piel CP.70 Beryl was a single-seat, single-engine sport aircraft first flown in France in the 1960s and marketed for homebuilding.[1] It used the same wing design as the Piel Emeraude but had a new fuselage, exchanging the Emeraude's side-by-side seating for seating in tandem.[2] As originally designed, the aircraft was to be fitted with fixed, tricycle undercarriage with a steerable nosewheel.[2] Construction throughout was of fabric-covered wood.[2]
An aerobatic version, designated the CP.750 was also developed.[2] This differed from the basic CP.70 in having a reduced wingspan, fixed tailwheel undercarriage, and a slightly longer fuselage.[2] It retained the CP.70's wooden wings, but the fuselage was built of welded steel tube (still covered in fabric).[2]
Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1977–78, p.496
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