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VL Pyörremyrsky
Valtion lentokonetehdas · Prototype fighter · Finland · WWII (1939–1945)
The VL Pyörremyrsky ("Hurricane") is a Finnish fighter plane, designed by DI Torsti Verkkola at the State Aircraft Factory 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.
Specifications
- Category
- Fixed Wing
- Sub-Category
- Fighter
- Domain
- Defence
- Era
- WWII (1939–1945)
- Country
- Finland
- Manufacturer
- Valtion lentokonetehdas
- Operator
- Finnish Air Force
- Primary Role
- Prototype fighter
- Status
- Retired
- Service Entry
- 1945
- Produced
- 1
- Engine
- 1× V-12 inverted liquid-cooled piston engine
- Thrust / Power
- 1100 kW
- Length (ft)
- 30
- Wingspan (ft)
- 34
- Empty Weight (lb)
- 5774
- MTOW (lb)
- 7297
- Service Ceiling (ft)
- 36909
- Max Speed (mph)
- 385
- Armament
- Guns: 2 × 12.7 mm LKk/42 machine guns with 300 rpg (proposed but not fitted to prototype); 1 × 20 mm mg MG 151/20 with 200 rpg (proposed but not fitted to prototype); Bombs: 4 × 50 kg bombs; 4 × 100 kg bombs