Engineering:IVL C.VI.25

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Short description: 1920s Finnish fighter aircraft
C.VI.25
I.V.L. C.25 "Pikku hävittäjä" (35546406756).jpg
Role Fighter aircraft
Manufacturer IVL
First flight June 11, 1925
Status Destroyed on December 17, 1925
Primary user Finnish Air Force
Number built 1
Developed from IVL C.24

IVL C.VI.25 was a Finland fighter aircraft designed by IVL. It was a further development of the IVL C.24.

The aircraft made its maiden flight on June 11, 1925. The aircraft was wrecked after a forced landing, due to engine trouble, on December 17, 1925.

The aircraft was under-powered, like its predecessor, and it was not considered possible to further develop the aircraft.

Operators

 Finland

Specifications (C.VI.25)

Data from Thulinista Hornetiin – 75 vuotta Suomen ilmavoimien lentokoneita[1]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Length: 6.9 m (22 ft 8 in)
  • Wingspan: 9.5 m (31 ft 2 in)
  • Max takeoff weight: 843 kg (1,858 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Siemens-Halske Sh.IIIA air-cooled geared rotary piston engine, 119 kW (160 hp)
  • Propellers: 4-bladed wooden fixed-pitch propeller

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 210 km/h (130 mph, 110 kn)

See also

Related lists

References

  1. Heinonen, Timo (1992) (in fi). Thulinista Hornetiin – 75 vuotta Suomen ilmavoimien lentokoneita. Tikkakoski: Keski-Suomen ilmailumuseo. ISBN 951-95688-2-4.