Aviamilano Scricciolo Explained

The Aviamilano P.19 Scricciolo (Italian: "Wren") was a light civil trainer aircraft built in Italy in the 1960s.

Design and development

The Scicciolo was designed at the Centro Volo a Vela del Politecnico di Milano to compete in a competition arranged by the Aero Club d'Italia for a light civil trainer. The aircraft was evaluated by the Milan Aero Club. The CVV P.19 emerged victorious and two batches of twenty-five were produced at the Aviomilano factory.

The Scricciolo was a low-wing monoplane with tailwheel undercarriage (although some were fitted with tricycle gear and designated P.19Tr). The pilot and instructor sat side by side under a large bubble canopy. The fuselage was of fabric-covered steel tube construction while the wings and tail surfaces were made of wood with plywood covering.[1]

After 1964, a few examples were fitted with 112 kW (150 hp) Lycoming O-320 engines for use as glider tugs and designated P.19R

Variants

CVV P.19 Scricciolo
  • The prototype designed and built at the Centro Volo a Vela del Politecnico di Milano for the Aero Club d'Italia competition for a new light civil trainer.
    P.19 Scricciolo:The main production version of the Scricciolo
  • P.19Tr Scricciolo:Production aircraft fitted with tricycle undercarriage.
  • P.19R: (R - Rimorchio - tug) Rebuild with 150abbr=onNaNabbr=on Lycoming O-320 for use as a glider tug.
  • References

    . John W. R. Taylor. Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1965–66 . 1965 . Sampson Low, Marston & Company. London .

    Notes and References

    1. Green & Pollinger, 1965, p.84