PIK-26
# PIK-26

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 $m^2$ (65 sq ft)
* Airfoil: GAW-2 / NACA LS(1)-0413
* 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)
