VL Viima

what is it?

The VL Viima, constructed by the State Aircraft Factory (Finnish: Valtion lentokonetehdas or VL) is a Finnish two-seat, biplane trainer used by the Finnish Air Force from the late 1930s to the early 1960s. After military service, several were released into civil use.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 9.2 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 186 km/htop speed
• range 500 kmwithout refuelling
• size 875 kgmax take-off weight
• built 24made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 90 years ago, in 1936.
• 🚗Wingspan of 9.2 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.

piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.

spec sheet

first flight

1936-11-11

retired

1960

status

retired

number built

24

role

basic trainer

origin

🇫🇮 Finland

makers

Valtion lentokonetehdas

engines

1× Siemens-Halske Sh 14A

crew

2

length

7.4 m

wingspan

9.2 m

height

2.7 m

max take-off weight

875 kg

top speed

186 km/h

cruise speed

167 km/h

range

500 km

ceiling

3,700 m

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.