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Martti Kujansuu

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  • in reply to: Blenheim Mk. IV "BL-200" #1273541
    Martti Kujansuu
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    Can anyone transate the info or is there a link to the english version?

    No English version is available. But here’s my translation from the newest entry (15th June).

    Fortunately the heat wave is over. One have strength to work. I promise to have a break. The real break lasted for 18 hours and again to work. Last week the cowlings were washed with water and washing agent. Cowlings were again washed, now with thinner. The aeroplane is altogether clean – even the small parts. Why the cowlings has anything to do with engines? Those were the dirtiest, grease etc.

    The flaps were found and Martti Vesikainen delivered them to upholsterer Mustonen in Muurainen. He started to work right away and they are said to be in good hands.

    From last week’s Thursday we have tried to unpack the front windows (acrylic glass). The cockpit is soon to have great air-condition! Today is 13th June 2007 and the plane is without windows and acrylics. Only one glass is in place behind pilot’s shoulder.

    Photo 93. Some riveted sign. It must to be an important sign. Text “BL – VI” or “V1”, number “49306” and date “7.4.43” can be seen below.

    (The author talks about taking photographs of himself in the cockpit etc.)

    Photo 95. Holes of BL 200 and airfield ahead. The grass is green and glass are missing.

    Photo 96. Rivets.
    Photo 97. More rivers and some hatches below right wing.
    Photo 98. Behind left propeller, still in working condition?

    (Again about author’s photos)

    in reply to: Blenheim Mk. IV "BL-200" #1273703
    Martti Kujansuu
    Participant

    The old cockpit windows are now removed and new ones have been ordered. More than 220 rivets / bolts had to removed before the windows could be taken off.

    http://www.ilmasotakoulunkilta.fi/IlmaSK/ilmaskmma.nsf/sp?open&cid=Content04CD9

    in reply to: Swedish warplane found near Rovaniemi #1278006
    Martti Kujansuu
    Participant

    http://www.network54.com/Forum/46825/message/1181583429/Gladiator

    – John Sjökvist’s Gladiator.
    – Only small parts were found and rags from blue jumper.
    – The aeroplane crashed near New Salla / Kemijärvi .

    Martti

    in reply to: Blenheim Mk. IV "BL-200" #1279053
    Martti Kujansuu
    Participant

    Tailplanes are ready for new fabric!

    BL-200 Blog

    Martti

    in reply to: Blenheim Mk. IV "BL-200" #1283745
    Martti Kujansuu
    Participant

    An update: All the paint has been removed by hand and the BL-200 is now waiting for repainting.

    http://www.ilmasotakoulunkilta.fi/IlmaSK/ilmaskmma.nsf/sp?open&cid=Content6B7EF

    in reply to: Blenheim Mk. IV "BL-200" #1291350
    Martti Kujansuu
    Participant

    The world can’t have too many Blenheims 🙂

    Not to mention Finnish Blenheim with Yugoslavian parts.

    Ps. The article says because they don’t have a Browning 7,7mm machine gun one will be made by the local students.

    in reply to: Blenheim Mk. IV "BL-200" #1292768
    Martti Kujansuu
    Participant

    Will it be restored to static condition?

    Yes. A special shed is designed to be build to house the aeroplane after the restoration.

    http://www.ilmasotakoulunkilta.fi/IlmaSK/ilmaskmma.nsf/sp2?Open&cid=Content76AED

    in reply to: When did aeroplanes first get wet? #1302430
    Martti Kujansuu
    Participant

    In 1879 Finnish engineer Robert Runeberg (son of national poet of Finland J.L.Runeberg) build an aeroplane using a boat as platform.

    Fixed wings were covered with silk. Steam engine (15 hp, 537 kg) driven propeller was installed to the boat’s backside. Half of the propeller was in the water and half in the air.

    Runeberg’s plane was a biplane. Length was 5 meters, wingspan 6 meters. The total weight of the plane was 1150 kg.

    The first flight attempt was total failure, the plane didn’t have enough power to get in the air. To the second attempt a fast boat was connected to the plane but it didn’t make much different. The bow rose from the water but the rest of the plane stayed on the water.

    in reply to: Ice swimming Lysander #1315162
    Martti Kujansuu
    Participant

    OK, first I would like apologize all for the mistake I made. I mix up two different accident reports. Few months before this one LY-120 lost it’s bomb wing while taxing.

    This accident happened because the pilot didn’t follow the weather reports and had to land on the ice because of the weather. The thickness of ice was 8 inches and in normal conditions it would have been enough. But because the pilot didn’t knew how to make such gently landing the ice didn’t hold.

    Martti

    in reply to: Ice swimming Lysander #1317623
    Martti Kujansuu
    Participant

    (did the Finns do this, Marrti?)

    According to the papers I have right now the plane was on transfer flight from place A to B crash site being about halfway. This is right after the Winter War so ordinary airfields could have been used.

    And yes, I’d be interested, Martti, but don’t make it a priority, just for me.

    No problem. I’ll go there right tomorrow 9am when the archive opens so you can read the verdict before afternoon tea 😀 (seriously, it is only few kilometers from here and this starts to puzzle me too!).

    Martti

    in reply to: Ice swimming Lysander #1317704
    Martti Kujansuu
    Participant

    I’m wondering if we have got the full story here…

    Thanks!

    Probably not. Being lazy, I didn’t browse through all papers concerning the accident. I’m going to Military Archives of Finland anyway again in few weeks so I could copy all the papers this time and give the verdict.

    Martti

    in reply to: Ice swimming Lysander #1319998
    Martti Kujansuu
    Participant

    A couple more photos. LY-120 (RAF code is ?) crash landed near village of Haukivuori on 12th December 1940. Pilot second lieutenant K. Jaakkola and passenger mechanic V. Lehtonen were only slightly injured. During the flight the bomb wing started to vibrate due of material or design flaw. The bomb wing broke and the aeroplane stalled.

    Martti

    in reply to: NMNA's Brewster Buccaneer on display (PICS) #1323321
    Martti Kujansuu
    Participant

    Great! Does this mean they’ll concentrate to the Brewster B-239 now? Last time I heard it was crated up.

    Martti

    in reply to: General Discussion #320697
    Martti Kujansuu
    Participant

    That seems to be a good mix 🙂

    Well, maybe so. Finnish, English and Swedish because I have to and German for reading German manuals. :rolleyes:

    in reply to: Foreign languages? #1933688
    Martti Kujansuu
    Participant

    That seems to be a good mix 🙂

    Well, maybe so. Finnish, English and Swedish because I have to and German for reading German manuals. :rolleyes:

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