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Finnish light aircraft
PIK-15 Hinu
Role
Glider tugType of aircraft
National origin
Finland
Manufacturer
Polyteknikkojen Ilmailukerho
Designer
Kai Mellen, Ilkka Lounamaa and Jussi Rinta
First flight
29 August 1964
Number built
7
The PIK-15 Hinu is 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, with low-pitch propeller)
Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1965–66
[5]
General characteristics
Crew: 1
Capacity: 1 passenger or instructor
Length: 6.60 m (21 ft 8 in)
Wingspan: 10.00 m (32 ft 10 in)
Height: 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
Wing area: 14.0 m2 (151 sq ft)
Aspect ratio : 7.15:1
Airfoil : NACA 2415 at root, NACA 4409R at tip
Empty weight: 493 kg (1,087 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 765 kg (1,687 lb)
Fuel capacity: 110 L (24 imp gal; 29 US gal)
Powerplant: 1 ×
Lycoming O-320 -A2B air-cooled
flat-four , 110 kW (150 hp)
Performance
Maximum speed: 190 km/h (120 mph, 100 kn)
Cruise speed: 170 km/h (110 mph, 92 kn)
Stall speed: 81 km/h (50 mph, 44 kn) (flaps down)
Never exceed speed : 300 km/h (190 mph, 160 kn)
Rate of climb: 7.0 m/s (1,380 ft/min)
Take off run to 15 m (50 ft): 150 m (492 ft)
Landing run from 15 m (50 ft): 150 m (492 ft)
Notes
^
a
b Taylor 1989, p.726
^
a
b "PIK-sarjan lentokoneet"
^ "PIK-15 HINU '2000+'"
^ Summary of the Finnish Aircraft Register 2011, Part I pages 47 and 107
^
Taylor 1965 , pp. 30–31
References