VEF I-12

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name=I-12


caption=1:5 scale model of the VEF I-12.
type=Monoplane trainer
national oigin=Latvia
manufacturer=VEF
designer=Kārlis Irbītis
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primary user=Latvian Air Force
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produced=1935-1941
number built=12
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The VEF I-12 was a Latvian trainer aircraft designed by Kārlis Irbītis and produced by VEF in Riga during 1935 to 1941. The plane was constructed mostly of wood. 12 copies were made. In 1937 it made several demonstrations in Paris. In London it was placed 5th and won the silver cup in the Thanet Air Race. The international tour was ended with a nine hour non-stop flight from London to Riga.

pecifications (I-12)

aircraft specifications

plane or copter?=plane
jet or prop?=prop
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crew=One or two
length main= 7.10 m
span main= 9.30 m
height main= 1.90 m
empty weight main=458 kg
loaded weight main=680 kg
max takeoff weight main=
engine (prop)= Cirrus Minor,
type of prop=4-cylinder in-line
number of props=1
power main=
power alt=90 hp
max speed main=230 km/h
range main=800 km
ceiling main=4,000 m
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armament= none

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VEF I-11 -VEF I-12 -
VEF I-14 -
VEF I-15 -
VEF I-16 -
VEF I-17 -
VEF I-18 -
VEF I-19

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