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Kingsford Smith PL.7

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PL.7
Role Agricultural aircraft
National origin Australia
Manufacturer Kingsford Smith Aviation Service
Designer Luigi Pellarini
First flight 21 September 1956

The Kingsford Smith PL.7 was an Australian agricultural aircraft designed and built in the 1950s by Kingsford Smith Aviation Service.[1]

Design and development

The PL.7 was basically a welded steel tank for the pilot and chemical hopper, on the front was mounted a 400 hp (298 kW) Armstrong Siddeley Cheetah X radial engine.[1] It was an unequal span biplane with a tail unit supported by twin booms from the upper wings and a fixed tricycle landing gear.[1]

Specifications

Data from [2]Flight

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1

Performance

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Orbis 1985, p. 2256
  2. ^ "The Australian Industry..." Flight. 23 August 1957. p. 278.

Bibliography

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