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L-70 Vinka
Valmet · Trainer aircraft · Finland · Cold War (1970–1991)
The Valmet L-70 Vinka is a Finnish-designed piston-powered military basic trainer aircraft of the 1970s. A production run of 30 aircraft were built for the Finnish Air Force in the early 1980s, and although the type was not exported, it formed the basis of the turboprop-powered Aermacchi M-290 RediGO.
Specifications
- Category
- Fixed Wing
- Sub-Category
- Trainer
- Domain
- Civil
- Era
- Cold War (1970–1991)
- Country
- Finland
- Manufacturer
- Valmet
- Operator
- Finnish Air Force (historical)
- Primary Role
- Trainer aircraft
- Status
- Retired
- Service Entry
- 1980
- Produced
- 30
- Engine
- 1× 4-cylinder air-cooled horizontally-opposed piston engine
- Thrust / Power
- 149 kW
- Length (ft)
- 25
- Wingspan (ft)
- 32
- Empty Weight (lb)
- 1691
- MTOW (lb)
- 2756
- Service Ceiling (ft)
- 16404
- Range (mi)
- 534
- Max Speed (mph)
- 149