The Partenavia P.59 Jolly was an Italian two-seat training monoplane designed by Partenavia to meet a requirement for the Aero Club d'Italia. First fight was in 1960.

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 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 engine and the wing span was increased.^[1] The competition was won by the Aviamilano P.19 Scricciolo and only one Jolly was built.

Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1961–62^[1]

General characteristics

• Crew: 2
• Length: 6.56 m (21 ft 6 in)
• Wingspan: 10.21 m (33 ft 6 in)
• Height: 2.125 m (7 ft 0 in)
• Wing area: 15.17 m² (163.3 sq ft)
• Aspect ratio: 6.9:1
• Airfoil: NACA 4412
• Empty weight: 507 kg (1,118 lb)
• Gross weight: 737 kg (1,625 lb)
• Fuel capacity: 100 L (26 US gal; 22 imp gal)
• Powerplant: 1 × Continental O-200 air-cooled flat-four engine, 75 kW (100 hp)
• Propellers: 2-bladed Sensenich M76 AK48 fixed-pitch propeller

Performance

• Maximum speed: 197 km/h (122 mph, 106 kn)
• Cruise speed: 168 km/h (104 mph, 91 kn) (econ. cruise)
• Stall speed: 60 km/h (37 mph, 32 kn)
• Range: 800 km (500 mi, 430 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 3,500 m (11,500 ft)
• Rate of climb: 3.33 m/s (655 ft/min)

• Aviamilano Scricciolo

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• Taylor, John W. R. (1961). Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1961–62. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Company.
• Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions.
• The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.