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IVL K.1 Kurki

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Top speed
  
140 km/h

Length
  
7.5 m

Wingspan
  
12 m

First flight
  
March 30, 1927

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Manufacturers
  
Valtion lentokonetehdas, Patria

IVL K.1 Kurki was a prototype for a four-seated, high-wing trainer aircraft, which was designed in 1927 by IVL. The designer was Asser Järvinen and the prototype was manufactured at the IVL plant at Suomenlinna. The aircraft made its maiden flight on March 30, 1927. Only one aircraft was manufactured.

Contents

The aircraft was both over weight and too heavy in the front. It had poor flight characteristics. The Finnish Air Force only flew the aircraft 13 hours.

Survivors

Päijät-Häme Aviation museum has stored the only Kurki manufactured.

Operators

 Finland
  • Finnish Air Force

    • Specifications (K.1)

    Data from Thulinista Hornettiin

    General characteristics

  • Crew: One, pilot
  • Length: 7.5 m (24 ft 7 in)
  • Wingspan: 12.3 m (40 ft 4 in)
  • Height: m (ft in)
  • Wing area: m² (ft²)
  • Empty weight: 660 kg (1,452 lb)
  • Useful load: kg (kg)
  • Loaded weight: kg (lb)
  • Max. takeoff weight: kg (lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Siemens-Halske Sh 12 nine-cylinder, air-cooled, radial engine, 90 kW (120 hp)

    • Performance

  • Never exceed speed: km/h (knots, mph)
  • Maximum speed: 140 km/h (76 knots, 86 mph)
  • Cruise speed: km/h (knots, mph)
  • Stall speed: km/h (knots, mph)
  • Range: km (nm, mi)
  • Service ceiling: m (ft)
  • Rate of climb: m/s (ft/min)
  • Wing loading: kg/m² (lb/ft²)
  • Power/mass: W/kg (hp/lb)

    • References

    IVL K.1 Kurki Wikipedia
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