PIK-26

PIK-26
PIK-26 Mini-Sytky and Pilot/Builder Janne Laurinen.
Role	Ultralight aircraft Type of aircraft
Manufacturer	PIK
Designer	Kai Mellen
First flight	1996
Number built	6 in Finland

PIK-26 Mini-Sytky is a low-wing monoplane, 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.

The PIK-26 is mainly constructed from wood. While the skins are made of birch plywood, and the spars of pine, the wing ribs are made of PVC foam. Construction time for the PIK-26 is about 2,300 hours.

Specifications (PIK-26 Mini-Sytky)

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Capacity: 106 kg (234 lb)
• Length: 4.33 m (14 ft 2 in)
• Wingspan: 5.24 m (17 ft 2 in)
• Height: 1.22 m (4 ft 0 in)
• Wing area: 6 m² (65 sq ft)
• Airfoil: GAW-2 / NACA LS(1)-0413 ^[1]
• Gross weight: 250 kg (551 lb)
• Fuel capacity: 27 L (7.1 US gal; 5.9 imp gal)
• Powerplant: 1 × Citroen Visa 2-cylinder air-cooled horizontally-opposed piston engine, 26 kW (35 hp)
  

or Mosler MMCB

• Propellers: 2-bladed fixed-pitch propeller

Performance

• Stall speed: 63 km/h (39 mph, 34 kn)
• Never exceed speed: 190 km/h (120 mph, 100 kn)
• Range: 450 km (280 mi, 240 nmi) (with 45 min reserve)
• Service ceiling: 3,300 m (10,800 ft)
• Rate of climb: 3.2 m/s (630 ft/min)
  
• Fuel consumption: 7 L/h (1.8 gal/h; 1.5 imp gal/h)
• Take-off run: 170 m (558 ft)
• Landing run: 250 m (820 ft)

References

External links

• Pik-26, Built by Paul Issaly
• Pik-26, Panu Kääriäinen
• Pik-26, Built by Janne
• Pik-26 Construction Forum