VL Myrsky

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VL Myrsky was a Finnish World War II-era fighter aircraft developed as an indigenous design to strengthen Finland’s air force capabilities.

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Label Occurrences
VL Myrsky canonical 2
VL Myrsky II 1
VL Myrsky III 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II-era aircraft
fighter aircraft
single‑engine aircraft
aircraftConfiguration low‑wing monoplane
retractable landing gear
airframeMaterial mixed wood‑metal construction
armament light bombs
machine guns
category Finnish military aircraft
World War II fighter aircraft of Finland
countryOfOrigin Finland
crew 1
designedBy Arvo Ylinen
designedFor indigenous Finnish fighter requirement
designedTo strengthen Finnish air defence capabilities
developedDuring Continuation War
developer Valtion Lentokonetehdas
engineConfiguration single‑engine
engineType piston engine
era World War II
firstFlightDate 1941
hasVariant VL Myrsky II
linked to: VL Myrsky

VL Myrsky III
linked to: VL Myrsky
introduced 1943
manufacturer Valtion Lentokonetehdas
maxSpeed approximately 530 km/h
museumDisplay Finnish Aviation Museum (reconstruction project)
notableIssue problems with fabric covering
structural problems in wings
numberBuilt about 50
operator Finnish Air Force
powerplant Pratt & Whitney R‑1830 Twin Wasp (license‑built)
primaryUser Finnish Air Force
retired late 1940s
role fighter
fighter‑bomber
serviceCeiling approximately 10,000 m
status retired
survivingExamples partial airframes and components in museums
usedInConflict World War II

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VL designedAircraft VL Myrsky
VL Myrsky hasVariant VL Myrsky II
linked to: VL Myrsky
VL Myrsky hasVariant VL Myrsky III
linked to: VL Myrsky