PIK-11 explained
The PIK-11 Tumppu ("Mitten") was a single-seat, single-engine sport aircraft developed in Finland in the 1950s.[1] It was a low-wing, cantilever monoplane of conventional design with an enclosed cockpit and fixed, tailwheel undercarriage.[2] It was to be the first powered aircraft produced by Polyteknikkojen Ilmailukerho,[1] with the objective being building an aircraft for club use that was cheap to build and easy to fly.[2]
Design work was started in 1948 by Kai Mellen and Ilkka Lounanmaa under the direction of Professor Arvo Ylinen.[2] The first of four machines made its first flight on 15 March 1953.[2] The prototype is preserved at the Finnish Aviation Museum,[3] and another example was still listed on the Finnish Civil Aviation Authority registry in 2008.[4]
In the early 21st century, a flying replica was under construction, to be powered by a Rotax 912 engine.[5]
References
- Web site: Aircraft . The Finnish Aviation Museum website . 2009-01-12.
- Book: Green . William . Pollinger . Gerald . William Green (author) . The Aircraft of the World . 1965 . 3rd . London . Macdonald & Co. (Publishers) Ltd..
- Web site: Lentokoneen rakennusprojekti PIK-11 'Tumppu' . Vaasan Lentokerho website . 2009-01-12.
- Web site: PIK-sarjan lentokoneet . Polyteknikkojen Ilmailukerho website . 2009-01-12 .
- Web site: Summary of the Finnish Aircraft Register . Finnish Civil Aviation Authority website . 2009-01-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110720063131/http://www.civilaviationauthority.fi/files/lth/Ilma-alukset/Rekisteri2008.pdf . 2011-07-20 . dead .
- Book: Taylor, Michael J. H. . Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation . 1989 . Studio Editions . London .
Notes and References
- Taylor 1989, p.726
- "PIK-sarjan lentokoneet"
- "Item Collection: Aircraft"
- Summary of the Finnish Aircraft Register 2008, Part I page 44
- <"Lentokoneen rakennusprojekti PIK-11 'Tumppu'"
