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Finnmark 5A
Norsk Flyindustri · Norway · Early Jet (1946–1969)
The Norsk Flyindustri Finnmark 5A was an amphibious flying-boat airliner built in Norway in the late 1940s. The single prototype was operated by the VLS airline, but no orders for additional aircraft were received, and a refined version designated 5A-II was never built. The Finnmark was a conventional high-wing cantilever monoplane with twin engines housed in nacelles on the wings, and the first twin-engined aircraft constructed in Norway. A specially designed combination wheel-ski undercarriage retracted into wide sponsons on the sides of the flying boat hull.
Specifications
- Category
- Fixed Wing
- Domain
- Civil
- Era
- Early Jet (1946–1969)
- Country
- Norway
- Manufacturer
- Norsk Flyindustri
- Operator
- VLS; Norrønafly
- Status
- Scrapped
- Service Entry
- 1949
- Produced
- 1
- Engine
- 2 × Pratt & Whitney R-1340-S1H1
- Thrust / Power
- 600 hp (450 kW) each
- Length (ft)
- 46
- Wingspan (ft)
- 62
- Empty Weight (lb)
- 9966
- MTOW (lb)
- 13100
- Max Speed (mph)
- 190