PIK-15 Hinu | |
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Role | Glider tug |
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]
Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1965–66 [5]
General characteristics
Performance
PIK-15 Hinu | |
---|---|
Role | Glider tug |
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]
Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1965–66 [5]
General characteristics
Performance