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Pazmany PL-9 Stork

PL-9 Stork
Role Single-engined homebuilt monoplane
National origin United States
Manufacturer Pazmany Aircraft Corporation
Designer Ladislao Pazmany
Status Plans available (2015)
Unit cost
US$550 (plans only, 2015)

The Pazmany PL-9 Stork is an American single-engined high-wing monoplane designed by Ladislao Pazmany as a ¾ scale variant of the Second World War Fieseler Storch for the home builder market.

The PL-9 Stork features a strut-braced high-wing, a two-seats-in-tandem enclosed cockpit, fixed conventional landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.

The aircraft fuselage is made from welded steel tubing, while the wings are constructed from aluminum sheet. Its 10.97 m (36.0 ft) span wing has an area of 15.44 m2 (166.2 sq ft) and mounts flaps. The standard engine used is the 150 to 160 hp (112 to 119 kW) Lycoming O-320 four-stroke powerplant.

Data from Taylor

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