PL-2A

PL-4A

PL-9
Top Speed (mph)
138
120
116
Cruise (mph)
119
97
104
Stall (mph)
52
46
33
Range (mi)
492
280
332
Rate of Climb (fpm)
1200
650
1400
Take-Off Distance (ft)
700
560
250
Landing Distance (ft)
600
440
90
Service Ceiling (ft)
18,000
13,000
15,000
Engine Used
LYC-235
VW 1600 c.c.
LYC 0-320
Power Range (hp)
108-100-150
50-90
150-160
Fuel Capacity (gal)
25
12
30
Empty Weight (lb)
875
578
1,132
Gross Weight (lb)
1,416
850
1,739
Height (ft)
7.7
5.7
7
Length (ft)
19.3
16.5
24.3
Wing Span (ft)
27.8
26.7
36
Wing Area (sq. ft)
116
89
166
Number of Seats
2
1
2
Landing Gear
Trigear
Tailwheel
Tailwheel
Building Materials
M
M
M. T. F.
Building Time (man hours)
3,500 - 5,000
2,000
4,000 - 5,000
No. Completed & Flown
~300
~220
1
Information Package (PDF)
$9
$9
$9
Information Package (printed)
$12
$12
$12
Plans
$425
$375
$550
General Characteristics
Venerable side-by-side low-wing monoplane, sheet metal construction
VW-powered, single seater, T-tail, sheet metal construction
Replica of the German Stol Fieseler Storch. Tube and fabric fuselage with sheet metal covering on wings and tails
Trailer Plans
N/A
$50
N/A
 

The following articles about the PL-4A and its designer, Ladislao Pazmany, are provided as a courtesy of EAA Sport Aviation, Sport Flying, Plane & Pilot, Air Progress magazines, New Zealand Wings, New Zealand Sport Flying, Flyer, Canadian Flight, Australian Airsport, and Sportsman Pilot (PDF format). Selected from a large collection of articles, these were written after the first flights and were intended to provide readers an impression of what the PL-4 was all about. Mr. Pazmany answered many typical questions people had about the design as well as the unique characteristics of the PL-4.

  1. Gordon, R. "Ladislao Pazmany ... Designer and Builder", Sport Aviation, October 1971.
  2. Staff writers, "Pazmany's PL-4 Features "T" Tail and VW Engine", Sport Flying, October 1972.
  3. Pazmany, L. "The Pazmany PL-4A is Flying!", Sport Aviation, March 1973.
  4. Dwiggins, D. "Pazmany VW-Engine Homebuilt: Flying the PL-4A is a New Experience", Plane & Pilot, April 1973.
  5. Leggatt, J. "A Novice Flies the PL-4", Sport Flying, June 1973.
  6. Davisson, B. "At Last! A Simple Pazmany", Air Progress, June 1973.
  7. Pazmany, L. "The Pazmany PL-4A After 180 Hours: A Progress Report", Sport Aviation, March 1974.
  8. Porter, G. "Roll Your Own", New Zealand Wings, June 1989.
  9. Trophies awarded at national fly-in, Taranaki Trophy, Best all-metal aircraft to attend fly-in, Pazmany PL-2, Trevor Parker, New Zealand Sport Flying, March 1989.
  10. Lavender, D. "My Pazmany PL-2", Sport Aviation, July 1998.
  11. Back cover of New Zealand Sport Flying, Summer 2000. "Trevor Parker has been flying his Pazmany PL-2 for the 12 years since he finished building it, and bases ZK-TLP at Tauranga."
  12. "Yellow Peril - Pazmany PL-2 Flight Test", Flyer, February 2003.
  13. Pazmany, L. "The Pazmany PL-4A After 180 Hours: A Progress Report", Sport Aviation, March 1974.
  14. MacDonald, A. "Air Cadets Fly High", Canadian Flight, May-June 1974.
  15. Rodencal, J. "John Rodencal's PL-4", Sport Aviation, August 1981.
  16. Denight, R. "The Denight Special", Sport Aviation, April 1982.
  17. Self, T. "Pazmany PL-4A Alive and Flying", Australian Airsport, January-February 1894.
  18. Pazmany, L. "The Pazmany PL-9 'Stork'", Sport Aviation, February 1991.
  19. Pazmnay, L. "Pazmany PL-9 Stork Update", Sport Aviation, July 1993.
  20. "Pazmany PL-9 Stork", Sportsman Pilot, Summer 1993.
 

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