photo sharing and upload picture albums photo forums search pictures popular photos photography help login
Anitta | all galleries >> Galleries >> TAMPERE, FINLAND >
previous | next
29-Jul-2020

Härmälänranta mural

My father and mother were both working at the State Aircraft Factory. I also remember well those trolley buses from my childhood.
Härmälänranta's 47-meter mural is a work by the Hungarian artist Fat Heat.
VL Viima II – A Domestic Basic Trainer of the Finnish Air Force

The VL Viima biplane was designed at the Finnish State Aircraft Factory in the mid-1930’s, to replace the Czechoslovakian Letov Š 218 Smolik basic trainer.
The Viima, designed by a team of engineers led by Arvo Ylinen, flew its maiden flight in January 1936. The performance of the first prototype didn’t satisfy the Air Force, so the aircraft was re-designed. The renewed prototype, Viima II, was accepted, and the Finnish Air Force placed an order of 20 Viimas during summer 1938. The Viimas were delivered in late 1939, and were marked “VI”. In total, 24 Viimas were manufactured for the Finnish Air Force.

HUAWEI ELE-L29

other sizes: small medium large original auto
comment | share
joseantonio31-Jul-2020 11:48
very nice mural nicely captured.V.
danad31-Jul-2020 09:10
A fine mural, in Hergé's style, and very interesting informations about it ! V.
Alan K31-Jul-2020 08:50
Ah, for some reason I thought that your father moved from building them to flying them, but looking at your portrait gallery it may have been your brother that I was thinking of.
I cannot help but suspect that the Hungarian artist was not given that name by his parents. It's a nice mural, though...