sportaviationMagazine articles by or about Ladislao Pazmany

“Where can your airplane be improved?  Could your piloting technique be refined?  How do you stack up among your peers?  How does your jewel of an airplane perform, compared to other airplanes of its class?  We can get answers to some of these questions by taking another, closer look at the information developed from the past few years of flying the Pazmany Efficiency Contest.” – Philip B. Groelz

  1. Pazmany, L. “Airplane Efficiency Contest“, EAA 2431, July 1970.
  2. Groelz, P. “The Pazmany Efficiency Contest… Make It Work For You!“, EAA 32604, July 1974..
The following articles about the PL-1 are provided as a courtesy of EAA Sport Aviation Magazine, Air Progress Magazine, and the Union Tribune (PDF format). These articles were written after the first flights, in a Q-and-A format, where Mr. Pazmany answered many typical questions people had about the PL-1.

  1. Pazmany, L. “Flying the … PL-1 ‘Laminar’“, EAA Sport Aviation, June 1963.
  2. Downie, D. “We fly the PAZMANY PL-1“, Air Progress, August/September 1963.
  3. “1001 Hours in a Homebuilt – Mostly on Instruments“, Air Progress, May 1968.
  4. Van Denburgh, R. “China Gets a Bargain: $75 Buys 12,000 Hours of Labor“, Union Tribune, Sunday December 8, 1968.
  5. Hanson, S. “The Chinese Connection“, Kitplanes, September 1996.
  6. “PL-1B in the Sky of the USA“, Taiwan Defense Technology, November 2000.
The following articles about the PL-2 are provided as a courtesy of New Zealand Wings, New Zealand Sport Flying, Sport Aviation, and Flyer (PDF format).

  1. Porter, G. “Roll Your Own“, New Zealand Wings, June 1989.
  2. 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.
  3. Lavender, D. “My Pazmany PL-2“, Sport Aviation, July 1998.
  4. 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.“
  5. “Yellow Peril – Pazmany PL-2 Flight Test“, Flyer, February 2003.
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, and Australian Airsport (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. Pazmany, L. “The Pazmany PL-4A After 180 Hours: A Progress Report“, Sport Aviation, March 1974.
  9. MacDonald, A. “Air Cadets Fly High“, Canadian Flight, May-June 1974.
  10. Rodencal, J. “John Rodencal’s PL-4“, Sport Aviation, August 1981.
  11. Denight, R. “The Denight Special“, Sport Aviation, April 1982.
  12. Self, T. “Pazmany PL-4A Alive and Flying“, Australian Airsport, January-February 1894.
The following articles about the PL-9 are provided as a courtesy of Sport Aviation and Sportsman Pilot (PDF format).

  1. Pazmany, L. “The Pazmany PL-9 ‘Stork’“, Sport Aviation, February 1991.
  2. Pazmnay, L. “Pazmany PL-9 Stork Update“, Sport Aviation, July 1993.
  3. “Pazmany PL-9 Stork“, Sportsman Pilot, Summer 1993.