The Partenavia P.59 Jolly was an Italian two-seat training monoplane designed by
Partenavia
Partenavia Construzioni Aeronautiche was an Italian aircraft manufacturer that specialised in general aviation.
The company operated between 1957 and 1998. Founded by Professor Luigi Pascale, Partenavia became a limited company in 1959, and was ac ...
to meet a requirement for the Aero Club d'Italia. First fight was in 1960.
Development
The P.59 Jolly was designed to meet a requirement for a standard trainer for the Italian national flying clubs. The prototype first flew on 2 February 1960 and was a high-wing monoplane with a nose-mounted 95 hp (71 kW) Continental engine. It had a fixed
tailwheel landing gear
Conventional landing gear, or tailwheel-type landing gear, is an aircraft Landing gear, undercarriage consisting of two main wheels forward of the Center of gravity of an aircraft, center of gravity and a small wheel or skid to support the tail ...
and seated two occupants side-by-side in an enclosed cockpit. The aircraft was later re-engined with a 100 hp (75 kW)
Continental O-200
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engine and the wing span was increased.
The competition was won by the
Aviamilano P.19 Scricciolo and only one Jolly was built.
Specifications
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Jolly
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1960s Italian civil trainer aircraft
Single-engined tractor aircraft
High-wing aircraft
Aircraft first flown in 1960
Aircraft with fixed conventional landing gear