Pazmany PL-1
The Pazmany PL -1 Laminar and Pazmany PL -2 are two-seat training aircraft and were designed by Ladislao Pazmany.
History
The PL -1 was the first draft of Ladislao Pazmany, a design engineer at General Dynamics. It should be marketed for Amateurbau. The prototype was built by John Green and Keith Fowler and first flew on 23 March 1962. Were spent up to that 5000 design and 4000 Baustunden. This prototype had to be written off after an emergency landing due to a broken propeller blade on 23 June 1991.
The Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation (AIDC ) bought the plans and built a PL -1 for evaluation purposes, with the first flight on October 26, 1968 took place. AIDC then produced 58 aircraft under the designation PL -1B for the Air Force of the Republic of China with a 150 hp ( 112 kW) Avco Lycoming O -320 engine. Later improved version, which is referred to as PL -2 was followed.
Construction
The PL -1 is a cantilever low-wing monoplane with fixed tricycle landing gear. It has two seats side by side and driven by a 95 hp (71 kW) Continental C-90 piston - engine.
Variants
- The original design for the Amateurbau
- Built under license by AIDC with a 150 hp ( 112 kW) Avco Lycoming O -320 engine, 58.
- Revised draft, more rounded and readier cockpit, wing at-law later.
- Under license in Lipnur in Indonesia.
Military user
- Indonesia Indonesia: LT 200
- China Republic of China Republic: PL -1B
- Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
- Sud Vietnam South Vietnam: 1