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Finnish low-wing monoplane From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
PIK-26 Mini-Sytky is a low-wing monoplane, conventional landing gear aircraft. 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.
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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 |
The PIK-26 is mainly constructed from wood. While the skins are made of birch plywood, and the spars of pine, the wing ribs and some fuselage ribs are made of PVC foam. Construction time for the PIK-26 is about 2,300 hours.
General characteristics
Performance
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