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
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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.
[Green & Pollinger, 1965, p.84]
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
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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
Lycoming O-320 for use as a glider tug.
Specifications (P.19)
References
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See also
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1950s Italian civil trainer aircraft