Maveric
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Prewar Projects by Karlis Irbitis
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Wouldn't this be a "Prewar Project"? Just wondering.
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Split topic appropriately.
His book "Of Struggle and Flight: The History of Latvian Aviation" is a great source for this and more. Thanks very much for this topic, I'd forgotten this subject (all too often nowadays) and appreciate the jump start!!
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Thanks hesham. Latvian Aviation mentions that, in 1942, Herberts Runka was building a "two-seater, high wing monoplane with an enclosed cabin" in a workshop near the Riga Cathedral. That "high wing" could easily be interpreted as your "monoplan parasol" 
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Apophenia said:Thanks hesham. Latvian Aviation mentions that, in 1942, Herberts Runka was building a "two-seater, high wing monoplane with an enclosed cabin" in a workshop near the Riga Cathedral. That "high wing" could easily be interpreted as your "monoplan parasol"
Thank you my dear Apophenia,and we can add it to the Irbitis list.
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Thanks hesham. I'm not sure how we would designate Runka's cabin parasol. Irbitis' I-10 is more than a little confusing.
In the opening post of this thread, Maveric illustrated an unbuilt open 2-seat parasol - the I.10 Kaija II (Gull II). Your 2017 Wikipedia link in the designation section lists a I-10 Vanags (Hawk) built by Valsts Daugavpils Arodskola in 1935 (that date sounding about right).
Perhaps Valsts Daugavpils Arodskola intended to construct an I-10 Vanags for Latvijas Aeroklubs in 1935 but never got around to it - Maveric's unbuilt open parasol. Then, Herberts Runka began construction of an I-10 in 1942 - which he may (or may not) have completed in 1944.
In the opening post of this thread, Maveric illustrated an unbuilt open 2-seat parasol - the I.10 Kaija II (Gull II). Your 2017 Wikipedia link in the designation section lists a I-10 Vanags (Hawk) built by Valsts Daugavpils Arodskola in 1935 (that date sounding about right).
Perhaps Valsts Daugavpils Arodskola intended to construct an I-10 Vanags for Latvijas Aeroklubs in 1935 but never got around to it - Maveric's unbuilt open parasol. Then, Herberts Runka began construction of an I-10 in 1942 - which he may (or may not) have completed in 1944.
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redstar72 said:
The color. That's important.
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