The name PIK comes from Finnish words "Polyteknikkojen Ilmailukerho ry" = An
Aviation club of the Polytechnicians (or something like that in English).
The club has been established in the year 1931 I believe. The number 27 is
the aircraft design number 27. The club seems to have a site (in Finnish).

http://pik.tky.fi/joomla/index.php?o...3&Itemi d=108



JP




"Paul Remde" wrote in
message:Jhijh.325538$1i1.310861@attbi_s72...
Hi,

Why the "Pik-27" name?

Paul Remde

"JP" wrote in message
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"J. Nieuwenhuize" wrote in
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AkiSuokas schreef:

Our tow plane prototype has just made its first flight.

look
http://www.windcraft.fi/pik27/welcome.htm


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AkiSuokas
Posted at www.flight.org

Do you have some specifications and some more information regarding the
engine? My Suomi isn't as good as I'd like it to be ;-)



Some information is available (in Finnish)
http://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/PIK-27

I translate the presented info.

Specifications:

Span: 9,1 m (29 ft 10 in)
Length: 5,9 m (19 ft 4 in)
Wing area: 9,0 square meters (96.9 sq ft)
Engine: 4-cyl/4-cycle boxer Rotax 914 (115 hp)
Empty weight: 420 kg (925 lb)
Fuselage structu duplex steel tube frame, fabric cover
Wing & empennage: glass/carbon fibre
Max weight of the aircraft under tow: 750 kg (1652 lb)

Performance:

When towing a 550 kg (1211 lb) two seater glider:

Take-off distance: 262 m (860 ft)
Climb rate: 115 km/h 3,6 m/s (71.5 mph 709 ft/min)



JP