25:
250:
298:
91:
563:
engines, a project which never materialized. In 1943 the FiAF HQ asked VL if it would be possible to build a copy of the
Mosquito with DB605 engines. Two crashed British aircraft would have been requested from Germany to serve as models. The primary attraction was the wooden construction (something
257:
The Vihuri aircraft became the most-used aircraft in FAF service by the mid-1950s. The aircraft was subject to many accidents, and the press raised much concern over this. The safety of the Vihuri even became a matter for the government. In May 1959, the aircraft was permanently grounded. Attempts
564:
that the VL was familiar with). The inquiries indicated that serial production could be started sometime in 1946, as there were other aircraft on queue, and there were difficulties in getting just about everything needed to produce a new aircraft. The new aircraft was also to be named "Vihuri".
265:
After inspection, it became apparent that the type and its design were sound; most of the accidents were due to pilots' often grave violations of flight regulations, and the fact that all airframes were well worn by the end of the 1950s. The other problem was the engines. The engines used,
706:
325:
is displaying the VH-18, which is the only preserved Vihuri. It gathered 802 flying hours, after which the aircraft served as an educational machine at the Air Force
Academy in Kauhava.
883:
699:
692:
893:
206:
was the chief designer of the project. Most of the planning was made by the aeronautical engineers L. Hämäläinen and T. Mäntysalo in 1948–49. The
898:
278:, and the fore fuselage of another, VH-25, is being restored. The canopies of the scrapped aircraft remain today as the roof windows of the
410:
195 L (52 US gal; 43 imp gal) normal fuel, 260 L (69 US gal; 57 imp gal) auxiliary tanks
46:
666:
218:
bomber, was chosen as the engine, since it was readily available. The prototype (VH-1) made its first flight on 6 February 1951, in
68:
322:
275:
183:
679:
274:
bombers which were already worn out. The planes were sold for scrap to Moser OY. One airframe, VH-18, survives in the
39:
33:
903:
378:
230:, on 27 February 1951. In the autumn of 1954, the Air Force ordered a further 20 aircraft of the developed version
50:
888:
857:
852:
715:
198:
began designing a new aircraft at the beginning of the 1950s, to replace the aging
Finnish Air Force (FAF)
730:
111:
556:
211:
499:
862:
821:
279:
249:
223:
847:
662:
310:
234:. All the aircraft of the third version were handed over to the Air Force on 15 January 1957.
179:
126:
611:
271:
215:
167:
529:
417:
267:
207:
781:
445:
327 km/h (203 mph, 177 kn) at 1,000 m (3,300 ft) (econ. cruise)
519:
877:
755:
524:
421:
203:
842:
745:
684:
585:
740:
514:
504:
494:
226:. After successful test flights, the FAF ordered 30 production aircraft, called
182:
between 1953 and 1959. Only a few airframes have survived, including one at the
776:
771:
750:
811:
796:
791:
555:
This aircraft is not to be confused with the
Finnish fast bomber variant of
509:
238:
90:
439:
432 km/h (268 mph, 233 kn) at 3,700 m (12,100 ft)
801:
786:
735:
241:
and
Tampere. The aircraft had the registration codes VH-1 through VH-51.
816:
806:
387:
303:
259:
219:
199:
175:
560:
195:
116:
283:
248:
688:
194:
In spite of their economic problems, the aircraft manufacturer
18:
178:
advanced two-seat fighter trainer aircraft, serving in the
659:
Suomen ilmavoimien historia 14 - Suomalaiset hävittäjät
237:
Valmet built 51 Vihuris in three different models in
830:
764:
723:
489:
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
153:
145:
140:
132:
122:
110:
102:
97:
83:
654:, New York: The McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1956.
700:
8:
657:Kalevi Keskinen, Kari Stenman, Klaus Niska:
707:
693:
685:
680:Pictures from the scrapping of the Vihuris
80:
69:Learn how and when to remove this message
32:This article includes a list of general
884:1950s Finnish military trainer aircraft
652:Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1956–57
577:
548:
336:Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1956–57
16:1950s Finnish military trainer aircraft
616:Ilmailumuseot.fi - Aviationmuseums.fi
392:NACA 0019-64 (root), NACA 23009 (tip)
7:
374:18.86 m (203.0 sq ft)
253:Vihuri canopies used as roof windows
270:, were recycled engines of wartime
457:11.50 m/s (2,263 ft/min)
368:3.86 m (12 ft 8 in)
362:10.4 m (34 ft 1 in)
356:8.8 m (28 ft 10 in)
258:were made to sell the aircraft to
38:it lacks sufficient corresponding
14:
329:Specifications (Valmet Vihuri II)
296:
210:, then being manufactured under
89:
23:
894:Single-engined tractor aircraft
473:2Ă— 7.7 mm Browning machine guns
323:Central Finland Aviation museum
276:Central Finland Aviation Museum
184:Central Finland Aviation Museum
724:Ilmailuvoimien Lentokonetehdas
1:
451:8,900 m (29,200 ft)
404:2,884 kg (6,358 lb)
398:2,678 kg (5,904 lb)
899:Aircraft first flown in 1951
636:Bridgman 1956, pp. 125–126.
424:, 610 kW (820 hp)
420:VIII 9-cylinder air-cooled
920:
612:"Valmet Vihuri II (VH-18)"
661:, AR-Kustannus ky, 1990.
282:metal-recycling plant in
88:
618:(in Finnish and English)
858:Valmet PIK-23 Towmaster
853:Valmet L-80 Turbo-Vinha
765:Valtion Lentokonetehdas
716:Valtion lentokonetehdas
341:General characteristics
53:more precise citations.
254:
590:Suomen Ilmavoimamuseo
557:De Havilland Mosquito
252:
222:, piloted by captain
863:Valmet L-90TP Redigo
500:Boulton Paul Balliol
650:Bridgman, Leonard.
402:Max takeoff weight:
262:, without success.
214:in Finland for the
98:General information
317:Surviving aircraft
255:
904:Low-wing aircraft
871:
870:
848:Valmet L-70 Vinka
311:Finnish Air Force
232:Valmet Vihuri III
180:Finnish Air Force
161:
160:
127:Finnish Air Force
79:
78:
71:
911:
709:
702:
695:
686:
637:
634:
628:
627:
625:
623:
608:
602:
601:
599:
597:
582:
565:
553:
465:
449:Service ceiling:
432:
343:
302:
300:
299:
272:Bristol Blenheim
268:Tampella Mercury
228:Valmet Vihuri II
216:Bristol Blenheim
149:February 6, 1951
93:
81:
74:
67:
63:
60:
54:
49:this article by
40:inline citations
27:
26:
19:
919:
918:
914:
913:
912:
910:
909:
908:
889:Valmet aircraft
874:
873:
872:
867:
826:
822:VL Pyörremyrsky
760:
719:
713:
676:
671:
646:
641:
640:
635:
631:
621:
619:
610:
609:
605:
595:
593:
586:"Perusnäyttely"
584:
583:
579:
574:
569:
568:
554:
550:
545:
540:
530:Yakovlev Yak-11
486:
466:
461:
428:
418:Bristol Mercury
339:
331:
319:
297:
295:
292:
247:
245:Operational use
208:Bristol Mercury
192:
75:
64:
58:
55:
45:Please help to
44:
28:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
917:
915:
907:
906:
901:
896:
891:
886:
876:
875:
869:
868:
866:
865:
860:
855:
850:
845:
840:
834:
832:
828:
827:
825:
824:
819:
814:
809:
804:
799:
794:
789:
784:
779:
777:VL D.27 Haukka
774:
768:
766:
762:
761:
759:
758:
753:
748:
743:
738:
733:
731:IVL A.22 Hansa
727:
725:
721:
720:
714:
712:
711:
704:
697:
689:
683:
682:
675:
674:External links
672:
670:
669:
655:
647:
645:
642:
639:
638:
629:
603:
576:
575:
573:
570:
567:
566:
547:
546:
544:
541:
539:
536:
533:
532:
527:
522:
520:Macchi M.B.323
517:
512:
507:
502:
497:
485:
482:
481:
480:
479:4Ă— 25 kg bombs
474:
459:
458:
455:Rate of climb:
452:
446:
440:
437:Maximum speed:
426:
425:
411:
408:Fuel capacity:
405:
399:
393:
384:
375:
369:
363:
357:
351:
330:
327:
318:
315:
314:
313:
307:
306:
291:
288:
246:
243:
191:
188:
159:
158:
155:
151:
150:
147:
143:
142:
138:
137:
134:
130:
129:
124:
120:
119:
114:
108:
107:
104:
100:
99:
95:
94:
86:
85:
77:
76:
31:
29:
22:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
916:
905:
902:
900:
897:
895:
892:
890:
887:
885:
882:
881:
879:
864:
861:
859:
856:
854:
851:
849:
846:
844:
841:
839:
838:Valmet Vihuri
836:
835:
833:
829:
823:
820:
818:
815:
813:
810:
808:
805:
803:
800:
798:
795:
793:
790:
788:
785:
783:
780:
778:
775:
773:
770:
769:
767:
763:
757:
756:IVL K.1 Kurki
754:
752:
749:
747:
744:
742:
739:
737:
734:
732:
729:
728:
726:
722:
717:
710:
705:
703:
698:
696:
691:
690:
687:
681:
678:
677:
673:
668:
667:951-95821-0-X
664:
660:
656:
653:
649:
648:
643:
633:
630:
617:
613:
607:
604:
591:
587:
581:
578:
571:
562:
558:
552:
549:
542:
537:
535:
531:
528:
526:
525:Piaggio P.150
523:
521:
518:
516:
513:
511:
508:
506:
503:
501:
498:
496:
493:
492:
491:
490:
483:
478:
475:
472:
469:
468:
467:
464:
456:
453:
450:
447:
444:
443:Cruise speed:
441:
438:
435:
434:
433:
431:
423:
422:radial engine
419:
415:
412:
409:
406:
403:
400:
397:
396:Gross weight:
394:
391:
389:
385:
382:
380:
376:
373:
370:
367:
364:
361:
358:
355:
352:
349:
346:
345:
344:
342:
337:
335:
328:
326:
324:
316:
312:
309:
308:
305:
294:
293:
289:
287:
285:
281:
277:
273:
269:
263:
261:
251:
244:
242:
240:
235:
233:
229:
225:
221:
217:
213:
209:
205:
204:Martti Vainio
201:
197:
189:
187:
185:
181:
177:
173:
169:
165:
164:Valmet Vihuri
156:
152:
148:
144:
139:
135:
131:
128:
125:
121:
118:
115:
113:
109:
105:
101:
96:
92:
87:
84:Valmet Vihuri
82:
73:
70:
62:
59:February 2010
52:
48:
42:
41:
35:
30:
21:
20:
843:Valmet Tuuli
837:
746:Caudron C.60
658:
651:
644:Bibliography
632:
620:. Retrieved
615:
606:
594:. Retrieved
592:(in Finnish)
589:
580:
551:
534:
488:
487:
476:
470:
462:
460:
454:
448:
442:
436:
429:
427:
413:
407:
401:
395:
386:
379:Aspect ratio
377:
371:
365:
359:
353:
347:
340:
338:
333:
332:
320:
264:
256:
236:
231:
227:
193:
186:in Finland.
171:
163:
162:
146:First flight
133:Number built
123:Primary user
112:Manufacturer
65:
56:
37:
741:IVL C.VI.25
622:15 November
596:15 November
515:I.Ae. 22 DL
505:CAC Winjeel
495:Avro Athena
430:Performance
414:Powerplant:
51:introducing
878:Categories
772:NVI F.K.31
751:IVL Haukka
538:References
372:Wing area:
280:Kuusakoski
224:Esko Halme
34:references
812:VL Myrsky
797:VL Tuisku
792:VL Paarma
782:VL Sääski
543:Footnotes
510:Fiat G.49
360:Wingspan:
334:Data from
290:Operators
239:Kuorevesi
802:VL Viima
787:VL Kotka
736:IVL C.24
718:aircraft
484:See also
463:Armament
200:VL Pyrys
174:) was a
817:VL Humu
807:VL Pyry
559:, with
388:Airfoil
366:Height:
354:Length:
304:Finland
260:Tunisia
220:Tampere
212:license
190:History
176:Finnish
168:Finnish
154:Retired
141:History
106:Trainer
47:improve
831:Valmet
665:
561:DB 605
477:Bombs:
301:
196:Valmet
117:Valmet
36:, but
572:Notes
471:Guns:
383:5.7:1
348:Crew:
284:Espoo
663:ISBN
624:2022
598:2022
416:1 Ă—
321:The
172:Gale
170:for
157:1959
103:Type
880::
614:.
588:.
286:.
202:.
136:51
708:e
701:t
694:v
626:.
600:.
390::
381::
350:2
166:(
72:)
66:(
61:)
57:(
43:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
