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VL Kotka ("Eagle") was a Finnish two-seat, biplane maritime patrol aircraft, designed and built by the or ''VL'' ("State Aircraft Factory"). It was meant as a cheaper replacement (compared to the Blackburn Ripon) for the outdated IVL A.22 Hansas that were in service with the Finnish Air Force. The prototype made its first flight on September 30, 1930. In 1931, the State Aircraft Factory began production of a series of five aircraft. These were used as liaison aircraft until 1944.〔Raunio 2005: pp. 154–159〕 One aircraft (KA-147) is on display at the Päijät-Häme Aviation Museum. ==Versions== *VL E.30 Kotka - prototype (KA-144) and three of the production aircraft (KA-145 – KA-148). *VL E.31 Kotka - the last, more modified series production aircraft (KA-149). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「VL Kotka」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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