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The Piel CP.80 was a racing aircraft developed in France in the 1970s and marketed for homebuilding. It was a compact single-seat single-engine monoplane with a low cantilever wing. The pilot sat in a fully enclosed cockpit and the tailwheel undercarriage was fixed. Although designed to be built of wood the first CP.80 to fly (registered F-PTXL and named Zef) was built from composite materials by Pierre Calvel and beat even the designer's own CP.80 into the air.

Made by Homebuilt aircraft.

Empty Weight Lb
570
Wing Area Sqm
6
Designer
Claude Piel
Eng 1 Type
Continental O-200
Max Speed Mph
190
Ceiling Ft
19700
Eng 1 Kw
67
Span In
9
Gross Weight Lb
840
Crew
One pilot
Climb Rate Ftmin
2360
Empty Weight Kg
260
Gross Weight Kg
380
Height In
7
Range Km
450
Climb Rate Ms
12
Manufacturer
Homebuilt aircraft
Range Miles
280
First Flight
ca. 1974
Max Speed Kmh
310
Height Ft
5
Span Ft
19
National Origin
France
Wing Area Sqft
67
Met Or Eng
met
Span M
6
Length Ft
17
Height M
2
Ceiling M
6000
Eng 1 Hp
90
Eng 1 Number
1
Length In
5
Length M
5
Category
French sport aircraft 1970-1979
Homebuilt aircraft
Piel aircraft

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