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]

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 ft²)
• 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)
• Range: 550 km (340 miles)
• Service ceiling: 6,000 m (19,700 ft)
• Rate of climb: 8.0 m/s (1,600 ft/min)

Notes

References

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• 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.