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Valmet L 80 Turbo Vinha

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Top speed
  
350 km/h

Length
  
7.9 m

Manufacturer
  
Valmet

Wingspan
  
10 m

Retired
  
1990

Valmet L-80 TP Turbo-Vinha was a prototype for a new Finnish turboprop basic trainer aircraft. The aircraft, which carried the designation OH-VBB was destroyed in a crash in 1985, killing the test pilot Paavo Janhunen. The aircraft was a further development of the Valmet L-70 Vinka and would eventually lead to the Valmet L-90 Redigo.

The Allison turboprop engine was used in the second plane, the L-90 TP Turbo-Vinha (OH-VTM). It was destroyed during an aerieal display in Belgium The third plane of the series (OH-VTP) got the new name Redigo or RediGo (used in sales brochures).

Specifications (L-80)

Data from Valmet's Turbotrainer

General characteristics

  • Crew: Two, student and instructor
  • Capacity: up to two additional passengers
  • Length: 7.90 m (25 ft 11 in)
  • Wingspan: 10.15 m (33 ft 3½ in)
  • Height: 2.85 m (9 ft 4½ in)
  • Wing area: 14.75 m² (158.8 ft²)
  • Empty weight: 890 kg (1,962 lb)
  • Max. takeoff weight: 1,900 kg (4,189 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Allison 250-B17D turboprop, 286 kW (360 shp) (flat rated)

    • Performance

  • Never exceed speed: 465 km/h (251 knots, 289 mph)
  • Maximum speed: 340 km/h (183 knots, 211 mph) at 3,000 m (9,840 ft)
  • Range: 1,300+ km (703 NM, 808 mi)
  • Rate of climb: 10 m/s (1,968 ft/min)
  • Wing loading: kg/m² (lb/ft²)
  • Power/mass: kW/kg (hp/lb)

    • Armament

  • 1 × bomb

    • References

    Valmet L-80 Turbo-Vinha Wikipedia
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