PL.7 | |
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Role | Agricultural aircraft |
National origin | Australia |
Manufacturer | Kingsford Smith Aviation Service |
Designer | Luigi Pellarini |
First flight | 21 September 1956 |
The Kingsford Smith PL.7 was an Australian agricultural aircraft designed by Luigi Pellarini and built in the 1950s by Kingsford Smith Aviation Service. [1]
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. [1] It was an unequal span biplane with a tail unit supported by twin booms from the upper wings and a fixed tricycle landing gear. [1]
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