Piel CP-10 Pinocchio
Claude Piel · France · first flew 1948 · light aircraft
The Piel CP-10 was a post-war French sports aircraft in the Pou du Ciel tradition and the first design from Claude Piel to fly.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | High-mounted, straight |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × piston, nose-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | Larger forward wing mounted above the flat-sided fuselage on pairs of inverted-V struts |
| T — Tail | Conventional |
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Spot it by:
- Pou du Ciel style tandem-wing layout
- Larger forward wing mounted above the flat-sided fuselage on pairs of inverted-V struts
- Shorter-span rear wing on top of the fuselage immediately behind the cockpit
A single-seat tandem-wing aircraft with a 19 kW Mengin B flat-twin engine in the nose with exposed cylinder heads, a tail-wheel undercarriage and a straight-edged fin.
Specifications
- The Piel CP-10 Pinocchio has a length of 4.1 m (13 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 5.7 m (19 ft).
- Typical crew: 1.
Figures are for the representative variant described above; marks differ. See how AircraftIQ sources figures.
History
Claude Piel and Roger Holleville built the single-seat CP-10. It first flew on 25 September 1948 at Moisselles and was damaged in an accident there on 17 January 1949.
Variants
Only one was built. It was completely different from Piel's second design, the CP-20 Pinocchio, despite the shared name.
Where you'll see it
The only CP-10 was damaged in an accident in January 1949, a few months after its first flight.
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