VEF JDA-10M explained

The VEF JDA-10M was a Latvian twin-engine, multipurpose aircraft built in 1939 by VEF. It remains the only twin-engine aircraft ever built in Latvia. The builder of JDA-10M was Latvian-American engineer Jānis Akermanis (John D. Akerman), a professor at the University of Minnesota.

Design and development

Construction started in 1937, but the first flight of the JDA-10M was on September 4, 1939. After the beginning of the Second World War it was planned to transform the airplane into a light bomber for military purposes. This work was halted by the Soviet occupation of Latvia in June 1940. Only one prototype was built, and its fate remains unknown.

The VEF JDA-10M was of primarily wooden construction, with fixed conventional landing gear.^{[1] [2]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Gunars David Zulis . JDA-10M . Latvianaviation.com . 1939-09-04 . 2012-04-10.
2. Web site: Astoņvietīga pasažieru lidmašīna, J.D.A. 10. 1937, LNA LVA, 754.f., 26.apr., 110.l., 1.lp. . 2022-07-15 . VIRTUĀLĀ IZSTĀDE. Latvijas Nacionālais arhīvs VEF vēstures muzejs.