Pazmany PL-1

__NOTOC__ Infobox Aircraft
name=PL-1 Laminar


caption=
type=Two-seat trainer
manufacturer=Pazmany Aircraft Corporation
designer=Ladislao Pazmany
first flight=1962
introduced=
retired=
status=
primary user=Republic of China Air Force
more users=Indonesian Air Force
produced=
number built=
variants with their own articles=The Pazman PL-1 Laminar was an American two-seat trainer designed by Ladislao Pazmany to be marketed as a home-built by his company Pazmany Aircraft Corporation. The aircraft was built under licence in the Republic of China as the AIDC PL-1B Cheinshou. It was later followed by an improved version the PL-2.

Development

The PL-1 Laminar was the first design by Ladislao Pazmany, it was intended to be marketed for the homebuilt market. The prototype first flew on the 23 March 1962. The PL-1 was a cantilever low-wing monoplane with a fixed tricycle landing gear. It had side-by-side seating for a crew of two and was powered by a 95hp (71kW) Continental C-90 piston engine. The Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation (AIDC) acquired plans and built a PL-1 for evaluation with a first flight on 26 October 1968. AIDC then built 58 aircraft designated the PL-1B for the Republic of China Air Force and fitted with a 150hp (112kW) Avco Lycoming O-320 engine.

Soon after the first flight Pazmany produced an improved design, the PL-2 which had a slight increase in cockpit width and changes to the structure to make it easier for homebuilders. The PL-2 was evaluated by a number of air forces in south-east asia. It was built under license in Indonesia as the Lipnur LT-200.

Variants

;PL-1:Original design for home-built light aircraft;PL-1B:Licence built variant by AIDC with a 150hp (112kW) Avco Lycoming O-320 engine, 58 built.;PL-2:Improved variant;LT-200:Licence built variant by Lipnur (Indonesia).

Operators

;IDN
*Indonesian Air Force (LT-200);ROC-TW
*Republic of China Air Force (PL-1B)

pecifications (LT-200)

aerospecs
ref=The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985), 1985, Orbis Publishing, Page 2694
met or eng?= eng

crew=2
capacity=
length m=5.88
length ft=19
length in=3½
span m=8.53
span ft=28
span in=0
swept m=
swept ft=
swept in=
rot number=
rot dia m=
rot dia ft=
rot dia in=
dia m=
dia ft=
dia in=
width m=
width ft=
width in=
height m=2.31
height ft=7
height in=7
wing area sqm=10.78
wing area sqft=116.0
swept area sqm=
swept area sqft=
rot area sqm=
rot area sqft=
volume m3=
volume ft3=
aspect ratio=
empty weight kg=410
empty weight lb=904
gross weight kg=730
gross weight lb=1609
lift kg=
lift lb=

eng1 number=1
eng1 type=Avco Lycoming O-320-E2A flat-four piston
eng1 kw= 112
eng1 hp= 150
eng1 kn=
eng1 lbf=
eng1 kn-ab=
eng1 lbf-ab=
eng2 number=
eng2 type=
eng2 kw=
eng2 hp=
eng2 kn=
eng2 lbf=
eng2 kn-ab=
eng2 lbf-ab=

max speed kmh=245
max speed mph=152
max speed mach=
cruise speed kmh=
cruise speed mph=
range km=
range miles=
endurance h= 5
endurance min= 30
ceiling m=4570
ceiling ft=14,995
glide ratio=
climb rate ms=
climb rate ftmin=
sink rate ms=
sink rate ftmin=

armament1=
armament2=
armament3=
armament4=
armament5=
armament6= aircontent
see also=
related=
similar aircraft=
sequence=
lists=

References

* The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985), 1985, Orbis Publishing, Page 2694