PIK-15
| PIK-15 Hinu | |
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| Role | Glider tug |
| National origin | Finland |
| Manufacturer | Polyteknikkojen Ilmailukerho |
| Designer | Kai Mellen, Ilkka Lounamaa and Jussi Rinta |
| First flight | 29 August 1964 |
| Number built | 7 |
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The PIK-15 Hinu was a light aircraft developed in Finland in the 1960s for use as a glider tug.[1] It was a low-wing cantilever monoplane of conventional design with an enclosed cockpit and fixed, tailwheel undercarriage.[2] The cockpit had two seats, side-by-side, and the PIK-15 was intended to have a secondary role as a trainer.[1] Construction was of wood throughout.[3]
Design work began in 1960, with the first prototype built two years later and flying on 29 August 1964.[2] Six examples were listed on the Finnish Civil Aviation Authority registry in 2011.[4]
Specifications (prototype)
Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1965–66[5]
General characteristics
- Crew: One pilot
- Capacity: 1 passenger or instructor
- Length: 6.60 m (21 ft 8 in)
- Wingspan: 10.00 m (32 ft 9½ in)
- Height: 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
- Wing area: 14.0 m2 (150.7 ft2)
- Aspect ratio: 7.15:1
- Wing profile: NACA 2415 at root, NACA 4409R at tip
- Empty weight: 493 kg (1,087 lb)
- Gross weight: 765 kg (1,687 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming O-320, 112 kW (150 hp) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 190 km/h (118 mph)
- Cruising speed: 170 km/h (106 mph)
- Stall speed: 90 km/h (56 mph)
- Rate of climb: 7.0 m/s (1380 ft/min)
Notes
References
- "PIK-15 HINU '2000+'". Porin Ilmailukerho website. Retrieved 2009-01-13.
- "PIK-sarjan lentokoneet". Polyteknikkojen Ilmailukerho website. Retrieved 2009-01-13.
- "Summary of the Finnish Aircraft Register 2008" (PDF). Finnish Civil Aviation Authority website. Retrieved 2009-01-13.
- "Summary of the Finnish Aircraft Register 2011" (PDF). Finnish Civil Aviation Authority website. Retrieved 2011-02-10.
- Taylor, John W. R. (1965). Jane's All the Worlds's Aircraft 1965–66. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Company.
- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions.
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