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Brewster B-239 Buffalo Finnish Air Force

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Brewster B-239 Buffalo Finnish AirForce

B-239E fighters saw combat in the Winter War (1939–1940). However, five of the six delivered during the war became combat-ready before it ended.
Finnish pilots regarded the B-239E as being easy to fly, or in the words of ace Ilmari Juutilainen, a "gentlemen's travelling [or touring] plane".The Buffalo was also popular within the FAF because of its relatively long range and good maintenance record. This was in part due to the efforts of the Finnish mechanics, who solved a problem that plagued the Wright Cyclone engine by inverting one of the piston rings in each cylinder, which had a positive effect on reliability.After Finland signed an armistice with the Soviet Union in September, 1944, they had to drive Finland's former ally, Nazi Germany out of the country during the "Lapland War". The only clash with the Luftwaffe took place on 3 October 1944 when HLeLV 26 intercepted Junkers Ju 87s, claiming two, the last victories to be made by Brewster pilots in World War II.[39] By the end of the war in Lapland, only eight B-239s were left

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Takeoff Speed: 97kts - 100kts
landing Speed: 95kts - 89kts (with full flaps)
Stall Speed: 80kts
VTOL = Flaps

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General Characteristics

  • Successors 1 airplane(s)
  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 34.6ft (10.6m)
  • Length 26.1ft (7.9m)
  • Height 12.1ft (3.7m)
  • Empty Weight 5,985lbs (2,715kg)
  • Loaded Weight 6,792lbs (3,080kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.092
  • Wing Loading 24.2lbs/ft2 (118.2kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 280.5ft2 (26.1m2)
  • Drag Points 707

Parts

  • Number of Parts 316
  • Control Surfaces 7
  • Performance Cost 1,268