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 |
| Program cost | Around 9,000 Euros, or around $12,000 US |
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: one (pilot)
- Length: 4.33 (m)
- Wingspan: 5.24 (m)
- Height: 1.22 (m)
- Wing area: 6 (m²)
- Airfoil: GAW-2 (also referred as the NASA LS(1)-0413 airfoil)
- Empty weight: 144 (kg)
- Loaded weight: 250 (kg)
- Useful load: 106 (kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Citroen Visa or Mosler MMCB 2-cylinder, 4-stroke, (35 hp)
- Fuel Capacity (litres) 27
Performance
- Never exceed speed: 190 (km/h)
- Maximum speed: 190 (km/h)
- Cruise speed: 170 (km/h)
- Stall speed: 63 (km/h)
- Range: 450 (with 45 min reserve) (km)
- Service ceiling: 3,300 m (demonstrated)
- Rate of climb: 3.2 m/s (@ 130 km/h)
- takeoff run= 170 m
- landing roll= 250 m
- Fuel Consumption (l/h) 7
