Trainerstrainer aircraft
IVL K.1 Kurki
The IVL K.1 Kurki was a prototype for a four-seated, high-wing trainer aircraft, which was designed in 1927 by IVL. The designer was Asser Järvinen and the prototype was manufactured at the IVL plant at Suomenlinna. The aircraft made its maiden flight on March 30, 1927. Only one aircraft was manufactured. The aircraft was both over weight and too heavy in the front. It had poor flight characteristics. The Finnish Air Force only flew the aircraft 13 hours.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- Valtion lentokonetehdas
- Category
- Trainers
- First flight
- 1927-03-30
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 76 kt
- Max speed
- 76 kt
- Max takeoff weight
- 1,455 lb
- Empty weight
- 1,455 lb
- Powerplant
- Siemens-Halske Sh 12
- Engines
- 1
- Seats
- 4
- Length
- 24.6 ft
- Wingspan
- 40.3 ft
- Number built
- 1
Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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