Valmet Vihuri

Valmet Vihuri was a Finnish advanced two-seat fighter trainer aircraft serving in the Finnish Air Force between 1953 and 1959.

* Valmet Vihuri : 50 acquis * Hydravion * Beriev MBR.1
Fin scale SL72-002 1/72 3 Valmet Vihuri Ilmavoimat Fin scale SL72-003 1/72 1 Valmet Pyry Ilmavoimat 2
Indigenously-designed aircraft included the Valmet Vihuri in the 1950s, the Valmet Vinka in the late 1970s and the Valmet Redigo in the mid-1980s.3

Made by Valmet.

Le Valmet Vihuri est un Avion Biplace d’entrainement qui servit dans l’armée Finlandaise entre 1953 et 1959 .4
Valmet Vihuri VH-30 Valmet Vihuri VH-30 1:72 built by Joni Lupunen on Pienoismallit > * Actions 5
Von dem Trainer Valmet Vihuri II wurden hingegen ab 1953 immerhin 51 Exemplare gefertigt. Eine dieser Maschinen wird ebenfalls in der Ausstellung gezeigt.6
Height Main
3.66 m
Height Alt
365.76
Length Alt
883.92
Max Takeoff Weight Main
2704.0
Jet Or Prop
prop
Range Main
665.0
Max Speed Alt
276 mph
Type Of Prop
9
Endurance
9000.0
Max Speed Main
444.0
Bombs
4
Max Takeoff Weight Alt
5961.0
Ceiling Main
8
200 m
Number Built
51
Crew
Two
Retired
1959
Span Main
10.4 m
Area Main
18.86 m²
Primary user
Finnish Air Force
Span Alt
1038.86
Plane Or Copter?
plane
Power Alt
840 hp
Engine(prop)
Bristol Mercury VIII
Manufacturer
Valmet
First Flight
1951-02-06
Climb Rate Main
8.1 m-s
Power Main
626.0
Number Of Props
1
Guns
462.0
Climb Rate Alt
26.6
Length Main
8.85 m
Area Alt
203.0
Range Alt
413 mi
Empty Weight Main
2174.0
Ceiling Alt
26900.0
Empty Weight Alt
4793.0
Category
Finnish military aircraft

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