VL Kotka

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Kotka "Eagle"
V.L. E.30 Kotka (35198310650).jpg
VL Kotka serial KA-144 in Suomenlinna, circa October 1930
General information
Typetwo-seater patrol biplane
Manufacturer Valtion lentokonetehdas
Primary user Finnish Air Force
Number built5 (plus 3 prototypes)
History
Manufactured1931-19??
Introduction date1931
First flight30 September 1930
Retired1944
VL Kotka on Tikkakoski airport in March 1940. VL Kotka.jpg
VL Kotka on Tikkakoski airport in March 1940.
VL E.30 Kotka, KA-147, in Vesivehma in 2006 VL E.30 Kotka II.jpg
VL E.30 Kotka, KA-147, in Vesivehma in 2006

VL Kotka ("Eagle") was a Finnish two-seat, biplane maritime patrol aircraft, designed and built by the Valtion lentokonetehdas or VL ("State Aircraft Factory"). It was meant as a cheaper replacement (compared to the Blackburn Ripon) for the outdated IVL A.22 Hansas that were in service with the Finnish Air Force. [1]

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The prototype made its first flight on September 30, 1930. In 1931, the State Aircraft Factory began production of a series of five aircraft. These were used as liaison aircraft until 1944. [2]

One aircraft (KA-147) is on display at the Päijät-Häme Aviation Museum. [3]

Versions

Operators

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Specifications (KA-147, land aircraft)

Data from [4]

General characteristics

Performance

Armament

  • 3 × 100 kg or 6 × 50 kg bombs under the fuselage

See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

References

Citations

  1. "Ilmavoimien käyttämät konetyypit 1930-luku" (PDF). puolustusvoimat.fi (in Finnish). Suomen puolustusvoimat. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 June 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  2. 1 2 Raunio 2005: pp. 154–159
  3. "VL E.30 Kotka II". lahdenilmasilta.fi (in Finnish). Lahden Ilmasilta. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  4. Keskinen, Stenman, Niska: pp. 48-49
  • Raunio, Jukka (2005). Valtion Lentokonetehtaan historia. Osa 1: Pioneerivuodet 1921–1932 (in Finnish). Forssan Kirjapaino Oy, Forssa. ISBN   951-96866-6-5.
  • Keskinen, Kalevi, Niska, Klaus & Stenman, Kari (1995). Suomen ilmavoimien historia 15 - Meritoimintakoneet (in Finnish). Tampere: Apali Oy. ISBN   952-5026-03-5.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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