Piel Pinocchio II

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

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 m^2 (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.