| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | OH-571 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | PIK PIK-16 Vasama |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | PIK PIK-16 Vasama |
| Aircraft Version: | PIK PIK-16c Vasama |
| Licence-built by: | Lehtovaara |
| C/n (msn): | 38 |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Helsinki - VantaaMap |
| Country: | Finland |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EFHK IATA: HEL Local: - Other: - |
| Collection: | Suomen Ilmailumuseo |
| Photo Date: | 13 November 2020 |
| Photo by: | Juhani Sipilä |
| Photo ID: | 303437 |
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PIK-16 is a Finnish single-seat sailplane. It was designed by Kurt Hedström and Tuomo Tervo as scholary thesis within Polyteknikkojen Ilmailukerho. The aircraft was one of the last series-built wooden sailplanes. The prototype first flew in 1961. A V-tail proved unsuccessful and it was substituted by traditional T-tail. 56 Vasamas were built. 52 of them were version PIK-16c and 40 of them exported. The OH-571 was delivered first to a German customer (D-8016). The aircraft went back to Finland in 1980. (Ilmailumuseot.fi - Aviationmuseums.fi) [Nikon D750 + Tamron SP 24-70mm/2,8G VC] This photo is copyright © Juhani Sipilä, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 23 November 2020, and has since been viewed 487 times. |