PIK-26
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| PIK-26 | |
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| PIK-26 Mini-Sytky and Pilot/Builder Janne Laurinen. | |
| Role | Ultralight aircraft |
| Manufacturer | PIK |
| Designer | Kai Mellen |
| First flight | 1996 |
| Number built | 6 in Finland |
PIK-26 Mini-Sytky is a low-wing monoplane, designed by the Finnish aircraft designer Kai Mellen. Its high performance allows it to cruise at 173 km/h while burning 7 litres/hour. Several aircraft of this design are now flying.
The PIK-26 is mainly constructed from wood. While the skins are made of birch plywood, and the spars of pine, the wing ribs are made of PVC foam. Construction time for the PIK-26 is about 2,300 hours.
Specifications (PIK-26 Mini-Sytky)
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Capacity: 106 kg (234 lb)
- Length: 4.33 m (14 ft 2 in)
- Wingspan: 5.24 m (17 ft 2 in)
- Height: 1.22 m (4 ft 0 in)
- Wing area: 6 m2 (65 sq ft)
- Airfoil: GAW-2 / NACA LS(1)-0413 [1]
- Gross weight: 250 kg (551 lb)
- Fuel capacity: 27 L (7.1 US gal; 5.9 imp gal)
- Powerplant: 1 × Citroen Visa 2-cylinder air-cooled horizontally-opposed piston engine, 26 kW (35 hp)
- or Mosler MMCB
- Propellers: 2-bladed fixed-pitch propeller
Performance
- Stall speed: 63 km/h (39 mph, 34 kn)
- Never exceed speed: 190 km/h (120 mph, 100 kn)
- Range: 450 km (280 mi, 240 nmi) (with 45 min reserve)
- Service ceiling: 3,300 m (10,800 ft)
- Rate of climb: 3.2 m/s (630 ft/min)
- Fuel consumption: 7 L/h (1.8 gal/h; 1.5 imp gal/h)
- Take-off run: 170 m (558 ft)
- Landing run: 250 m (820 ft)
References
- ^ Lednicer, David. "The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage". m-selig.ae.illinois.edu. Retrieved 16 April 2019.