- VL Tuisku
VL Tuisku was a Finnish trainer aircraft designed in the 1930s. It had a welded steel framework, covered with fabric.
Arvo Ylinen , who was the chief designer at the State Aircraft Factory ("Valtion lentokonetehdas") led a project to create a new trainer aircraft for theFinnish Air Force . A prototype was built in 1933 and its was first flown onJanuary 10 1934 by lieutenant U.E. Mäkelä. Series production began one year later in 1935 - 30 aircraft were built over a period of two years and they were given the identification codes TU-149 – TU-179.Three different versions of the aircraft were made: a maritime, a pilot training and a reconnaissance training version. The aircraft was in use with all Finnish Air Force squadrons until 1949.
One Tuisku, named "Sokeri-Sirkku" (TU-178) is preserved and on display at the air museum in
Vantaa . The fuselage of TU-169 is preserved in the museum's storage facilities. A Tuisku is also on display in front of the old State Aircraft Factory inTampere .Variants
* Tuisku : Prototype.
* Tuisku I : Initial production version.
* Tuisku II : Improved version, fitted with a 215-hp (160-kW)Armstrong Siddeley Lynx radial piston engine.Operators
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Finnish Air Force pecifications (VL Tuisku)
aircraft specification
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jet or prop?=prop
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crew=Two
length main=12.10 m
length alt=39 ft 8 in
span main=9.35 m
span alt=30 ft 8 in
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max takeoff weight main=1,625 kg
max takeoff weight alt=3,580 lb
engine (prop)=Armstrong Siddeley Lynx IVC
type of prop=radial engine
number of props=1
power main=160 kW
power alt=215 hp
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max speed main=200 km/h
max speed alt=124 mi/h
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ceiling main=3,000 m
ceiling alt=9,840 ft
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