IVL Haukka were a series of
Finnish biplane fighters designed by
Kurt Berger Kurt Volmar Berger (1896–1977) was an aviation engineer and the chief designer at the Finland, Finnish aircraft manufacturing company Valtion Lentokonetehtaat.
K. V. Berger's father, Arnold Berger, was a minister and his mother was Fanny Berger. ...
at
IVL in 1927. "''Haukka''" is
Finnish for "Hawk".
Versions
*IVL D.26 Haukka I - the first prototype aircraft, which made its maiden flight on March 17, 1927. Only one aircraft was manufactured.
*VL D.27 Haukka II - a further developed version of the D.26. Two aircraft were manufactured at the aircraft factory at
Suomenlinna
Suomenlinna (; until 1918 Viapori, ), or Sveaborg (), is an inhabited sea fortress the Suomenlinna district is on eight islands of which six have been fortified; it is about 4 km southeast of the city center of Helsinki, the capital of Finla ...
(which now had shortened its name from IVL to VL). These aircraft were used by the
Finnish Air Force in its ''Maalentoeskaadri'' for a couple of years. During this time the FAF had begun the purchasing of foreign fighters, which eventually halted the series production of the Haukka II.
Survivors
Two Haukkas are preserved, one D.26 at Päijät-Häme Aviation museum, and one D.27 at
Hallinportti Aviation Museum.
Operators
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Finnish Air Force
Specifications (D.26)
See also
References
Further reading
* Hallinportti Aviation museum: ''I.V.L. D.26 Haukka I ja D.27 Haukka II" brochure, summer 2005.
External links
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