PIK-15
| PIK-15 Hinu | |
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| Type: | Glider tug and trainer aircraft |
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| First flight: |
August 29, 1964 |
| Number of pieces: |
7th |
The PIK-15 Hinu was a glider tug and trainer aircraft produced by the Finnish manufacturer Polyteknikkojen ilmailukerho .
History and construction
Construction work on the PIK-15 began in 1960. Two years later, construction began on the prototype, which first flew on August 29, 1964. The prototype was followed by six production aircraft. The aircraft had been designed by Kai Mellen, Ilkka Lounamaa and Jussi Rinta primarily as a glider tug and secondarily as a training aircraft. It is a wooden structure covered with fabric and designed as a cantilever low-wing aircraft with a closed cockpit and fixed tail wheel landing gear. In the cockpit, teachers and students sit next to each other. The aircraft is powered by a Lycoming O-320 -A2B with 112 kW.
In 2011 there were still six aircraft registered in the Finnish civil aviation register.
Technical specifications
| Parameter | Data |
|---|---|
| crew | 2 |
| length | 6.60 m |
| span | 10 m |
| height | 2.03 m |
| Wing area | 14 m² |
| Wing extension | 7.1 |
| Empty mass | 493 kg |
| Max. Takeoff mass | 765 kg |
| Cruising speed | 170 km / h |
| Top speed | 190 km / h |
| Service ceiling | 8050 m |
| Range | |
| Engines | 1 × Lycoming O-320 -A2B with 112 kW |
See also
literature
- John WR Taylor: Jane's All the Worlds's Aircraft 1965-66 , Sampson Low, Marston & Company, London 1965
- Michael JH Taylor: Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation , Studio Editions, London 1989
