Piel Pinocchio II explained

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]

References

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

Notes and References

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