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The VEF I-16 was a prototype Latvian fighter aircraft designed by Kārlis Irbītis and produced by VEF in 1939. Development was halted by the Soviet occupation of Latvia and subsequent purges of VEF personnel. In the spring 1940 Latvian air force pilots made the first test flights with VEF I-16. An already obsolete Latvian fighter was of little value to the Soviets and so only one was built. Following Operation Barbarossa, the single example was captured by German forces and tested by the Luftwaffe. The VEF I-16 was used as training aircraft at an aviation school in Torun until 1942.

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  • VEF I-16
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  • The VEF I-16 was a prototype Latvian fighter aircraft designed by Kārlis Irbītis and produced by VEF in 1939. Development was halted by the Soviet occupation of Latvia and subsequent purges of VEF personnel. In the spring 1940 Latvian air force pilots made the first test flights with VEF I-16. An already obsolete Latvian fighter was of little value to the Soviets and so only one was built. Following Operation Barbarossa, the single example was captured by German forces and tested by the Luftwaffe. The VEF I-16 was used as training aircraft at an aviation school in Torun until 1942.
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loaded weight main
  • 1540.0
max speed more
  • 474000.0
Guns
  • 2(xsd:integer)
number of props
  • 1(xsd:integer)
length alt
  • 728.98
span main
  • 8.23 m
power/mass alt
  • 0(xsd:double)
height alt
  • 269.24
primary user
Type
type of prop
  • air-cooled, inverted V12 engine
loading main
  • 136(xsd:integer)
range alt
  • 438(xsd:integer)
length main
  • 7.30 m
power alt
  • 540.0
area main
  • 11.43
power main
  • 403.0
height main
  • 2.70 m
span alt
  • 822.96
range main
  • 805.0
Manufacturer
max speed main
  • 483.0
engine (prop)
  • Walter Sagitta I-SR
power/mass main
  • 220(xsd:integer)
ceiling main
  • 8,100 m
empty weight main
  • 1100.0
loaded weight alt
  • 3388.0
area alt
  • 123.0
First Flight
  • 1940(xsd:integer)
more users
max speed alt
  • 261(xsd:integer)
jet or prop?
  • prop
loading alt
  • 28(xsd:integer)
empty weight alt
  • 2420.0
plane or copter?
  • plane
ceiling alt
  • 26600.0
Retired
  • 1942(xsd:integer)
Crew
  • One
Number Built
  • 1(xsd:integer)
Designer
ref
  • Latvia's Little Hawk
abstract
  • The VEF I-16 was a prototype Latvian fighter aircraft designed by Kārlis Irbītis and produced by VEF in 1939. Development was halted by the Soviet occupation of Latvia and subsequent purges of VEF personnel. In the spring 1940 Latvian air force pilots made the first test flights with VEF I-16. An already obsolete Latvian fighter was of little value to the Soviets and so only one was built. Following Operation Barbarossa, the single example was captured by German forces and tested by the Luftwaffe. The VEF I-16 was used as training aircraft at an aviation school in Torun until 1942.
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