VEF Irbitis I-14
| VEF Irbitis I-14 | |
|---|---|
 VEF I-16 |
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| Type: | Fighter plane |
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| First flight: |
November 17, 1937 |
| Number of pieces: |
1 |
Irbitis I-14 was the name of the prototype of a training aircraft that was designed in 1937 by the Latvian engineer Kārlis Irbītis and built by the company Valsts elektrotehniskā fabrika ( VEF ). This was a single-seat metal - wing monoplane -construction with rigid chassis subject to strong from a 200 hp 6-cylinder piston engine was driven.
The prototype flew for the first time on November 17, 1937. The first flight tests were then started. But on April 23, 1938, a test flight had a crash in which the pilot survived, but the aircraft was completely destroyed.
No further prototypes were built, the project resulted in the design of the VEF Irbitis I-15 .
Technical specifications
| Parameter | Data |
|---|---|
| crew | 1 |
| length | 7.3 m |
| span | 8.0 m |
| height | 2.0 m |
| Engines | an air-cooled six-cylinder engine Menasco B6S Buccaneer , 200 PS (147 kW) |
See also
literature
- Richard Humberstone (ed): Latvian Air Force 1918–1940 , Blue Rider Publishing, London 2000, ISBN 1-902851-04-8 (English)
- Karlis Irbitis: Of Struggle and Flight , Canada's Wings Inc., Stittsville, Ontario 1986, ISBN 0-920002-36-6 (English)