PIK-13

PIK-13
Role Competition sailplane
National origin Finland
Manufacturer Polyteknikkojen Ilmailukerho
First flight 1954
Number built 1


The PIK-13 was a sailplane constructed in Finland to compete in the 1954 World Gliding Championships,[1] held at Camphill Farm, Great Hucklow, UK.[2] It was a conventional mid-wing design of "workmanlike" construction[3] and underwent five test flights in the course of 1954 before its entry in the competition.[4]

In the championships, the PIK-13 was flown by Antti Koskisen,[2][5][6] who was placed 16th with 931 points.[7] The PIK-13 was destroyed in an accident on 26 March 1956 when the control stick broke in flight.[4] Pilot Jorma Jalkanen parachuted to safety.[4]


Specifications

Data from Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1955-56[8]

General characteristics

Performance


Notes

  1. Taylor 1989, p.726
  2. 1 2 "World Gliding Championships" 1954, p.250
  3. "Sailplanes seen at Camphill" 1954, p.3
  4. 1 2 3 "PIK-sarjan lentokoneet
  5. Yates 1954, p.74
  6. Wiggin 1954, p.5
  7. The Lashan Newsletter No 23, 1954, editorial
  8. Bridgman, Leonard (1955). Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1955-56. London: Jane's all the World's Aircraft Publishing Co. Ltd.

References

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