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Piel CP.500

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CP.500
Role utility aircraft
National origin France
Designer Claude Piel
Status Abandoned project

The Piel CP.500 was a light aircraft of unusual configuration designed in France[1] in the 1970s with the intention of marketing it for homebuilding.[2][3] This did not transpire, however, and no prototype was actually built. It was a tandem wing design,[3][4] somewhat reminiscent of the Mignet Pou-du-Ciel but considerably larger.[2] Also, unlike the Pou-du-Ciel's unusual control system, the CP.500's pitch and roll control was to come from more conventional elevons mounted on the rear wing.[2] The rear wing was also to carry endplate-style fins and rudders.[2] Twin engines were to be mounted in push-pull fashion at the nose and tail ends of the fuselage, with the aircraft capable of single-engine operation in case of emergency.[2] Two seats were to be provided at the front of the fully enclosed cabin, with a bench seat for three passengers behind them, plus an optional seat for a sixth occupant behind this.[2] The undercarriage was to be of fixed, tricycle configuration.[2] Construction was originally planned to be of wood, with engine cowlings and wingtips of composite construction. However, as development progressed, Piel considered metal as the main construction material.[2]


Specifications (as designed)

Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1977–78, p.497

General characteristics

  • Crew: One pilot
  • Capacity: 4-5 passengers

Performance

Notes

  1. ^ Taylor 1989, p.726
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1977–78, p.497
  3. ^ a b Roskam 1997, p.29
  4. ^ Gunston 1993, p.238

References

  • Gunston, Bill (1993). World Encyclopedia of Aircraft Manufacturers. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press.
  • Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1977–78. London: Jane's Publishing.
  • Roskam, Jan (1997). Airplane Design Part II: Preliminary Configuration Design and Integration of the Propulsion System. Lawrence, Kansas: DARcorporation.
  • Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions.