Pik 7 - Harakka II
Scale 1/4
Scale: 1/4
Span: 2.65 Mtr
Weight: 3.5-4 Kgs
Wing section
Five functions: Elevator, Rudder, Aileron, Airbrake and tow release.
Includes printed plan
Canopy Avaiable
The Harakka was a primary glider produced for pilot training in Finland in the 1940s.
Its design was typical of this class of aircraft, a "keel" with a pilot's seat suspended beneath a high, strut-braced monoplane wing, and carrying a conventional empennage at the end of an open framework.
First flown in February 1945, the type was built from plans by Finnish gliding clubs and soon replaced earlier primary gliders such as the Grunau 9, becoming a standard piece of equipment in the clubs.
In 1946, Raimo Häkkinen and Juhani Heinonen from Polyteknikkojen Ilmailukerho redesigned the Harakka to strengthen it.
This improved version became known as the Harakka II or PIK-7
General characteristics:
Crew: 1
Length: 5.72 m
Wingspan: 10.60 m
Height: 1.30 m
Wing area: 15 m2
Empty weight: 92 kg
Gross weight: 200 kg