- Source: Kingsford Smith PL.7
The Kingsford Smith PL.7 was an Australian agricultural aircraft designed by Luigi Pellarini and built in the 1950s by Kingsford Smith Aviation Service.
Design and development
The PL.7 was basically a welded steel tank for the pilot and chemical hopper, on the front was mounted a 400 hp (298 kW) Armstrong Siddeley Cheetah X radial engine. It was an unequal span biplane with a tail unit supported by twin booms from the upper wings and a fixed tricycle landing gear.
Specifications
Data from FlightGeneral characteristics
Crew: 1
Length: 24 ft 6 in (7.47 m)
Wingspan: 40 ft 10 in (12.2 m)
Height: 12 ft 0 in (3.66 m)
Wing area: 405 sq ft (37.6 m2)
Gross weight: 5,000 lb (2,268 kg)
Powerplant: 1 × Armstrong Siddeley Cheetah X radial piston engine , 400 hp (298 kW)
Performance
Cruise speed: 112 mph (180 km/h, 97 kn)
References
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== Bibliography
=Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Kingsford Smith PL.7
- Bennett Airtruck
- Transavia Corporation
- Twin-boom aircraft
- 1956 in aviation
- List of aircraft (P–Ph)
- Armstrong Siddeley Cheetah
- List of aircraft (K)
- Glenarden, Maryland
- LaPorte County, Indiana
