IVL K.1 Kurki

K.1 Kurki
Role	Trainer aircraft
Manufacturer	Ilmailuvoimien lentokonetehdas
First flight	March 30, 1927
Primary user	Finnish Air Force
Number built	1

IVL K.1 Kurki was a prototype for a four-seated, high-wing trainer aircraft, which was designed in 1927 by IVL. The designer was Asser Järvinen and the prototype was manufactured at the IVL plant at Suomenlinna. The aircraft made its maiden flight on March 30, 1927. Only one aircraft was manufactured.

The aircraft was both over weight and too heavy in the front. It had poor flight characteristics. The Finnish Air Force only flew the aircraft 13 hours.

Survivors[]

Päijät-Häme Aviation museum has stored the only Kurki manufactured.

Operators[]

Finland

Finnish Air Force

Specifications (K.1)[]

Data from Thulinista Hornetiin – 75 vuotta Suomen ilmavoimien lentokoneita^[1]

General characteristics

Crew: 1
Length: 7.5 m (24 ft 7 in)
Wingspan: 12.3 m (40 ft 4 in)
Empty weight: 660 kg (1,455 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Siemens-Halske Sh 12 9-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine, 90 kW (120 hp)
Propellers: 2-bladed fixed-pitch propeller

Performance

Maximum speed: 140 km/h (87 mph, 76 kn)

References[]

^ Heinonen, Timo (1992). Thulinista Hornetiin – 75 vuotta Suomen ilmavoimien lentokoneita (in Finnish). Tikkakoski: Keski-Suomen ilmailumuseo. ISBN 951-95688-2-4.

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IVL K.1 Kurki

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