| Manufacturer |
Scaled Composites |
Claude Piel |
| Description |
The Scaled Composites Pond Racer (Company designation Model 158) was a twin-engine twin-boom racing aircraft developed for Bob Pond by Burt Rutan and his company Scaled Composites. |
The Piel CP.500 was a light aircraft of unusual configuration designed in France in the 1970s with the intention of marketing it for homebuilding. |
| First Flight |
1991-03-22 |
|
| Entry Into service |
1991-01-01 |
|
| Service End |
1993-09-14 |
|
| Designer |
Burt Rutan |
Claude Piel |
| Type |
Racing aircraft |
|
| Length (m) |
6.096 |
6.1 |
| Height (m) |
|
2.25 |
| Cockpit Crew |
1 |
|
| Max Seating |
|
5 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
643.7546 |
300 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
|
6800 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
|
9 |
| Capacity Description |
|
4-5 passengers |
| National Origin |
United States of America |
France |
| Number Built |
1 |
|
| Powerplant Description |
2 × Electramotive VG-30, 447 kW (600 hp) each |
2 × Lycoming O-320, 120 kW (161 hp) each |
| Status |
|
Abandoned project |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scaled_Composites_Pond_Racer |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piel_CP.500 |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
7.62 |
8.8 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
|
20.3 |
| Aircraft Engine |
|
Lycoming O-320 |
| Number of Engines |
2 |
2 |