PIK-15 explained

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]

References

• Web site: PIK-15 HINU '2000+' . Porin Ilmailukerho website . 2009-01-13.
• Web site: PIK-sarjan lentokoneet . Polyteknikkojen Ilmailukerho website . 2009-01-13 .
• Web site: Summary of the Finnish Aircraft Register 2008 . Finnish Civil Aviation Authority website . 2009-01-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110720063131/http://www.civilaviationauthority.fi/files/lth/Ilma-alukset/Rekisteri2008.pdf . 2011-07-20 . dead .
• Web site: Summary of the Finnish Aircraft Register 2011 . Finnish Civil Aviation Authority website . 2011-02-10.
• Book: Taylor, John W. R. . John W. R. Taylor. Jane's All the Worlds's Aircraft 1965–66 . 1965. Sampson Low, Marston & Company . London .
• Book: Taylor, Michael J. H. . Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation . 1989 . Studio Editions . London .

Notes and References

1. Taylor 1989, p.726
2. "PIK-sarjan lentokoneet"
3. "PIK-15 HINU '2000+'"
4. Summary of the Finnish Aircraft Register 2011, Part I pages 47 and 107