The Lehtovaara PIK-16 Vasama ( en, Arrow) is a
Finnish mid-wing, single-seat,
FAI Standard Class glider
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that was designed by Tuomo Tervo, Jorma Jalkanen and Kurt Hedstrom, who were students at the
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(PIK) and produced by
Lehtovaara.
Design and development
The PIK-16 is constructed from wood, with a
fibreglass nose. The span wing employs a
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FX-05-168 (14% modification)
airfoil
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at the
wing root, transitioning to a
NACA 63 (2)-165 at the
wing tip. The wing features
dive brakes.
A total of 56 PIK-16s were built. The aircraft was not
type certified but it did become the second most exported Finnish glider, surpassed only by the later
PIK-20 series.
Operational history
The prototype PIK-16 set a Finnish national record for a triangle course of before it had even finished flight testing.
The design won the OSTIV prize at the
World Gliding Championships held at
Junín, Buenos Aires Province,
Argentina in 1963, finishing third in the standard class.
Variants
;PIK-16a
:Prototype with a
V-tail.
;PIK-16b
:Revised design with a
cruciform tail, four built by the Finnish Aeronautical Association at the Jämi Flying School.
;PIK-16c
:Third version
Aircraft on display
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Finnish Aviation Museum
Specifications (Pik-16 Vasama)
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1960s Finnish sailplanes
PIK aircraft
Aircraft first flown in 1961
Mid-wing aircraft