PL-4A | |
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Role | Amateur-built aircraft |
National origin | United States |
Manufacturer | Pazmany Aircraft Corporation/ Homebuilt |
Designer | Ladislao Pazmany |
First flight | 12 July 1972 |
Number built | more than 50 |
The Pazmany PL-4A is a single-seat, single-engine sport aircraft developed in the United States [1] and first flown in 1972. [2] It is marketed for homebuilding from plans, and 686 sets had sold by 1985. [2] The PL-4A is a conventional, low-wing cantilever monoplane with an enclosed cabin and fixed, tailwheel undercarriage. [2] [3] The design features a T-tail, chosen to facilitate folding the wings. [3] [4] Construction throughout is of metal, using standard extruded sections for the longerons [2] and pop rivets as the basic fastener. The standard powerplant is a Volkswagen air-cooled engine of 60 hp (45 kW) [5] [6] Construction time is estimated to be around 1,000–1,500 hours. [7] [8]
The PL-4A won the "Outstanding New Design" and "Outstanding Contribution to Low-Cost Flying" awards at the 1972 EAA Fly-In. [9] [10] By 2000 more than 50 had been built and flown. [11]
Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1985–86, p.608
General characteristics
Performance
PL-4A | |
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Role | Amateur-built aircraft |
National origin | United States |
Manufacturer | Pazmany Aircraft Corporation/ Homebuilt |
Designer | Ladislao Pazmany |
First flight | 12 July 1972 |
Number built | more than 50 |
The Pazmany PL-4A is a single-seat, single-engine sport aircraft developed in the United States [1] and first flown in 1972. [2] It is marketed for homebuilding from plans, and 686 sets had sold by 1985. [2] The PL-4A is a conventional, low-wing cantilever monoplane with an enclosed cabin and fixed, tailwheel undercarriage. [2] [3] The design features a T-tail, chosen to facilitate folding the wings. [3] [4] Construction throughout is of metal, using standard extruded sections for the longerons [2] and pop rivets as the basic fastener. The standard powerplant is a Volkswagen air-cooled engine of 60 hp (45 kW) [5] [6] Construction time is estimated to be around 1,000–1,500 hours. [7] [8]
The PL-4A won the "Outstanding New Design" and "Outstanding Contribution to Low-Cost Flying" awards at the 1972 EAA Fly-In. [9] [10] By 2000 more than 50 had been built and flown. [11]
Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1985–86, p.608
General characteristics
Performance