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Aarne Lakomaa (1914–2001) was a Finnish aircraft designer. Born in Finland, Lakomaa graduated from Helsinki Polytechnics. He fought as an Army Lieutenant in the Winter War (1939–40) and the Continuation War (1941–44) against the Soviet Union. There he became famous for fitting captured Russian engines to the obsolete French fighter Morane-Saulnier M.S.406, thereby creating a first rate fighter, the Mörkö-Morane ("mörkö" being Finnish roughly for "bogeyman" or "hobgoblin"). Aarne Lakomaa first replaced the original Hispano-Suiza 12Y 31 liquid-cooled V-12 rated at 860 hp with a 1,100 hp Soviet engine— the Klimov M-105P—which was a war booty.[1] This engine was installed under the cover of a more aerodynamic cowling and fitted with a different pitch propeller. The French M.S.406's airframe was strengthened, and an oil cooler from a Messerschmitt-109 replaced the old one. In this way over-heating problems was finally solved. As a result of these modifications, the improved version of Morane had a 36-mph speed advantage over all previous versions.[1]
Lakomaa was recruited to Saab in 1944 as an aircraft designer. He was involved in the development of the fighters Saab 35 Draken and Saab 37 Viggen, and later headed R&D at Saab where he designed a number of prototypes, including a rocket propelled interceptor, nuclear weapon carriers, replacements for the Draken and Viggen, which was initially developed to substitute the Saab 32,[2] and a supersonicbusiness jet. Aarne Lakomaa was a part of team that first began studies on this theme in 1952–57. They were aimed at producing an aircraft with excellent short runway performance.
Saab 1319 missile-armed fighter with two de Havilland rocket engines
Saab 1325 was a Draken replacement fighter with Gyron jets with partial afterburners on the wingtips and an (automatically starting in case of engine failure) rocket in the tail (the rocket motor is still in use on sounding rockets)
Saab 1350 was a larger attack variant of 1325, with full afterburners
Saab 1352 single engine (Olympus) of 1350
Saab 1372 was an unstable double delta (did not proceed far, in fact, not even a wind tunnel model was produced)
aarne, lakomaa, this, article, multiple, issues, please, help, improve, discuss, these, issues, talk, page, learn, when, remove, these, template, messages, this, article, relies, largely, entirely, single, source, relevant, discussion, found, talk, page, pleas. This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article relies largely or entirely on a single source Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources Find sources Aarne Lakomaa news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2020 This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations November 2020 Learn how and when to remove this message Learn how and when to remove this message Aarne Lakomaa 1914 2001 was a Finnish aircraft designer Born in Finland Lakomaa graduated from Helsinki Polytechnics He fought as an Army Lieutenant in the Winter War 1939 40 and the Continuation War 1941 44 against the Soviet Union There he became famous for fitting captured Russian engines to the obsolete French fighter Morane Saulnier M S 406 thereby creating a first rate fighter the Morko Morane morko being Finnish roughly for bogeyman or hobgoblin Aarne Lakomaa first replaced the original Hispano Suiza 12Y 31 liquid cooled V 12 rated at 860 hp with a 1 100 hp Soviet engine the Klimov M 105P which was a war booty 1 This engine was installed under the cover of a more aerodynamic cowling and fitted with a different pitch propeller The French M S 406 s airframe was strengthened and an oil cooler from a Messerschmitt 109 replaced the old one In this way over heating problems was finally solved As a result of these modifications the improved version of Morane had a 36 mph speed advantage over all previous versions 1 Aarne LakomaaBorn1914Died2001AllegianceFinlandService wbr branchArmyYears of service1939 401941 44RankLieutenantBattles warsWinter WarContinuation WarOther workSaab Lakomaa was recruited to Saab in 1944 as an aircraft designer He was involved in the development of the fighters Saab 35 Draken and Saab 37 Viggen and later headed R amp D at Saab where he designed a number of prototypes including a rocket propelled interceptor nuclear weapon carriers replacements for the Draken and Viggen which was initially developed to substitute the Saab 32 2 and a supersonic business jet Aarne Lakomaa was a part of team that first began studies on this theme in 1952 57 They were aimed at producing an aircraft with excellent short runway performance Contents 1 Aircraft designs 1 1 Civilian projects 1 2 Military projects 2 ReferencesAircraft designs editCivilian projects edit Saab 90 Scandia airliner 1946 SuperSonic Executive SSE a sort of a large Viggen with twin J 93s for 4 6 passengers 1968 Saab 108 Turboprop airliner Saab 115 108 6 Three engined jet commuter Saab 107 STOL RTOL field transport aircraft Saab 108 MULAS 1977 Saab 109 Twin engined business jet Saab 110 As 109 but three engines and up to nine passengers Saab 111 Single engine agricultural turboprop Saab 112 Twin jet corporate aircraft 15 passengers 1969 Saab 113 Three engined corporate jet 25 passengers 1969 Saab 190 Super Scandia twin ALF 502 commuter jet over the wings for grass field capability 1975 Saab 340 Military projects edit Saab 1319 missile armed fighter with two de Havilland rocket engines Saab 1325 was a Draken replacement fighter with Gyron jets with partial afterburners on the wingtips and an automatically starting in case of engine failure rocket in the tail the rocket motor is still in use on sounding rockets Saab 1350 was a larger attack variant of 1325 with full afterburners Saab 1352 single engine Olympus of 1350 Saab 1372 was an unstable double delta did not proceed far in fact not even a wind tunnel model was produced Saab 1376 was the A 36 nuclear strike bomber Saab 1377 like 1376 but with a dorsal air intake Saab 1421B was a M 2 8 Draken replacement in 1956 Saab 1500 01 which was similar to a Harrier Saab 1504 in 1961 looked very much like ViggenReferences edit a b The Axis Air Forces Flying in Support of the German Luftwaffe Retrieved 8 January 2018 Florian Ion Petrescu 2011 Near the Flying Time p 94 ISBN 978 1 4477 5281 3 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Aarne Lakomaa amp oldid 1144585144, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
