Valmet L-80 Turbo-Vinha
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| L-80 | |
|---|---|
| Type | Trainer |
| Manufacturer | Valmet |
| Introduced | 1983 |
| Retired | 1990 |
| Status | cancelled |
| Number built | one L-80, two L-90 prototypes |
Valmet L-80 TP Turbo-Vinha was a prototype for a new Finnish turboprop basic trainer aircraft. The aircraft, which carried the designation OH-VBB was destroyed in a crash in 1985, killing the test pilot Paavo Janhunen. The aircraft was a further development of the Valmet L-70 Vinka and would eventually lead to the Valmet L-90 Redigo.
THe Allison turboprop engine was used in the second plane, the L-90 TP Turbo-Vinha (OH-VTM). It was destroyed during an aerieal display in Belgium The third plane of the series (OH-VTP) got the new name Redigo or RediGo (used in sales brochures).
[edit] Specifications (L-80)
General characteristics
- Crew: 1+1
- Length: 7.8 m (ft in)
- Wingspan: 10.25 m (ft in)
- Height: 3.3 m (ft in)
- Wing area: m² (ft²)
- Empty weight: kg (lb)
- Loaded weight: kg (lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 1,900 kg (lb)
- Powerplant: 1× , ()
Performance
- Maximum speed: 350 km/h
- Range: 1,550 km (mi)
- Service ceiling: 7,500 m (ft)
- Rate of climb: m/s (ft/min)
- Wing loading: kg/m² (lb/ft²)
- Power/mass: kW/kg (hp/lb)
Armament
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