An update from Tikkakoski

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The restoration group from the Finnish Air Force Museum informed us today about the progress on the work with VL Myrsky MY-14. The wing was built at Aviation Museum Society’s Tuesday Club and was transported to Tikkakoski on 18-19 September 2025 for finishing and compatibility purposes. This process has recently been going on to advance the project.

The aim of this work is to eliminate the discrepancies between the wing and the blueprints, to secure the use of original parts, when available, instead of new parts, and also to ensure the conservation of original parts.

The brackets for aileron movement have been relocated according to the blueprints and some bearing brackets of the aileron mechanism have been replaced with original parts.

Some bearing brackets of the flaps and flap mechanisms have also been replaced with original parts. A component for the flap mechanism was missing, it has now been lathed and installed into place. Additionally, some operating rods have been changed to match the blueprints.

One service hatch has been made in the right wing, a limiting switch has been fitted, and missing ribs have been added.

The rib battens have been changed to match the blueprints at the wing root and around the wing tip lights and pitot tube.

A transportation rack for the wing has been made.

As is well known the Myrsky aircraft had four different wings, namely the wings A, B, BI and C. At the time of constructing the MY-14, it was decided that its wings were built like the B and C wings where applicable, in the belief that that a complete set of blueprints wouldn’t be found for any of the wing types. As the restoration project went on, the situation has changed. More blueprints have been found and at this moment there are practically complete sets of blueprints for all wing types. So now it’ll be possible to change the wing of the MY-14 externally similar to what it was actually like at the end of the Continuation War (a strengthened A-wing/early B-wing.) The external measurements of the wigs are identical, the differences are mainly inside the wing.

Photos: Finnish Air Force Museum.

Translation to English by Matti Liuskallio.