VL Myrsky
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VL Myrsky was a Finnish World War II-era fighter aircraft developed as an indigenous design to strengthen Finland’s air force capabilities.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| VL Myrsky canonical | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II-era aircraft
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fighter aircraft ⓘ single‑engine aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftConfiguration |
low‑wing monoplane
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retractable landing gear ⓘ |
| airframeMaterial | mixed wood‑metal construction ⓘ |
| armament |
light bombs
ⓘ
machine guns ⓘ |
| category |
Finnish military aircraft
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World War II fighter aircraft of Finland ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Finland ⓘ |
| crew | 1 ⓘ |
| designedBy | Arvo Ylinen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor | indigenous Finnish fighter requirement ⓘ |
| designedTo | strengthen Finnish air defence capabilities ⓘ |
| developedDuring | Continuation War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developer | Valtion Lentokonetehdas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineConfiguration | single‑engine ⓘ |
| engineType | piston engine ⓘ |
| era | World War II ⓘ |
| firstFlightDate | 1941 ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
VL Myrsky II
NERFINISHED
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VL Myrsky III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introduced | 1943 ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Valtion Lentokonetehdas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maxSpeed | approximately 530 km/h ⓘ |
| museumDisplay | Finnish Aviation Museum (reconstruction project) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableIssue |
problems with fabric covering
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structural problems in wings ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | about 50 ⓘ |
| operator | Finnish Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerplant | Pratt & Whitney R‑1830 Twin Wasp (license‑built) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUser | Finnish Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| retired | late 1940s ⓘ |
| role |
fighter
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fighter‑bomber ⓘ |
| serviceCeiling | approximately 10,000 m ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| survivingExamples | partial airframes and components in museums ⓘ |
| usedInConflict | World War II ⓘ |
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