Fighters1940s Finnish fighter aircraft
VL Pyörremyrsky
The VL Pyörremyrsky ("Hurricane") is a Finnish fighter plane, designed by DI Torsti Verkkola at the State Aircraft Factory (Valtion lentokonetehdas) for service with the Finnish Air Force in World War II. The war ended before the type's first flight and only a prototype was built.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- Valtion lentokonetehdas
- Category
- Fighters
- First flight
- 1945-11-21
Specifications
- Max speed
- 330 kt
- Service ceiling
- 11,250 ft
- Rate of climb
- 3,640 ft/min
- Max takeoff weight
- 7,297 lb
- Empty weight
- 5,774 lb
- Powerplant
- Daimler-Benz DB 605AC
- Engines
- 1
- Seats
- 1
- Length
- 29 ft
- Wingspan
- 34 ft
- Height
- 12 ft
- Number built
- 1
Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Reference and training only. Specifications vary by variant — consult the manufacturer and the official documents.