The VEF I-14 was a Latvian Air Force trainer aircraft prototype, built by VEF.
I-14 | |
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Role | trainer |
National origin | Latvia |
Manufacturer | VEF |
First flight | 19 November 1937 |
Introduction | 1937 |
Status | Prototype destroyed |
Number built | one |
Kārlis Irbītis began work on the I-14 in 1936 in response to an order placed by the Latvian Air Force for a new trainer aircraft. Taking inspiration from Miles aircraft, the I-14 was a low-wing monoplane with fixed, conventional landing gear. The single pilot sat in an enclosed cockpit. It was powered by a 200 hp Menasco B6S Buccaneer.[1][2]
The I-14 made its maiden flight on 19 November 1937. On 23 April 1938, the aircraft was destroyed in a crash, its pilot, Bandenieks, was unhurt.[1] Development of the I-14 was abandoned in favor of the more advanced VEF I-15.[2]
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