Latvian LKOD-4 Aircraft ?

[hesham]

Hi,

I know that,there was a Polish design has some Info about this mystery aircraft.

 

[hesham]

Hi,

I check from many old encyclopedias,but no way.

 

[toura]

Bonjour Hesham

From "airwar.ru.org"
Nothing more !!I don't understand

 

[hesham]

Bonjour Hesham

From "airwar.ru.org"
Nothing more !!I don't understand

My dear Toura,

in the link,only LKOD-1 & LKOD-2 were mentioned,can you give me direct link.

http://www.airwar.ru/firm/l.html

 

[toura]

Hi Hesham
Yes you look at "L KOD"
but, me, I find at the letter "K"...KOD 4
try and you could find ....tell me
Bye

 

[Apophenia]

Hesham: As toura says, LKOD (Liepajas Kara Ostas Darbnica) is the maker's name, KOD-4 is the designation.

http://www.airwar.ru/enc/law1/kod4.html

The photo shows a low-winged cantilever monoplane with tandem, open cockpits, spatted main undercarriage, and an inline 4-cylinder engine (?? DH Gipsy Major ??) with tractor propeller.

http://www.airwar.ru/image/i/law1/kod4-i.jpg

"Developer: KOD
Country: Latvia
First flight: 1938
Type: Light multipurpose aircraft

KOD-4 - a light multi-purpose aircraft, developed by the Latvian designer A.Strazdinshom. Built in the workshops of Liepaja Military Port (Kara Ostas Darbnicas, all there was produced 20 aircraft type 5) in 1938 as the "people's plane".

Model KOD-4
Wingspan - 7.20 m
Length - 5.40 m
Height - 2.20 m
Wing area - 6.80 m2
Weight - empty 320 kg, MTOW 440 kg
Engine - 1 x 60 hp
Maximum speed - 160 km/h
Practical range - 320 km
Practical ceiling - 2,800 m
Crew - 2"

 

[Justo Miranda]

From "le Fana"

 

[toura]

another KOD 3...ACCIDENT !
But I don't remenber where I've fond it