Postwar Projects by Karlis Irbitis

[Maveric]

...the last known I-number: I-20 a light aircraft from 1947.

 

[Maveric]

wait a minute, its not all...

...designed in an allied prison in Germany: a high speed jet interceptor from 1947 powered by one Jumo 004.

 

[Maveric]

...and a twin jet transport (1947).

 

[Maveric]

...after Irbitis emigration to canada.

The jet propelled helicopter from 1948.

 

[Maveric]

...from the early 1950´s.

A Delta wing research jet aircraft...

 

[Maveric]

...and a VTOL-aircraft powered by one Turbomeca "Artouste" 200HP.

 

[Maveric]

A twin rotor VTOL.

 

[Maveric]

The Irbitis Floating tilt-wing aircraft powered by two "Tiara" je 320HP.

 

[Maveric]

Irbitis Stopped twin-rotor VTOL.

 

[Maveric]

...and last. A tiltable turbofan VTOL from 1969/70. A business jet powered by two Lycoming TLF.502 for four passengers.

Servus Maveric

 

[XP67_Moonbat]

Now we're cookin'!

 

[Jemiba]

The Artouste powered VTOL aircraft seems to be inspired by
the "Ve-Ro craft" by Theodor Laufer, isn't it ?

 

[Apophenia]

...designed in an allied prison in Germany ...

Errm, that'd be an internment camp for displaced persons ;D

Images are from: Irbitis, Karlis, "Of Struggle and Flight: The History of Latvian Aviation", Canada's Wings, Inc., Stittsville, Ontario, 1986.

 

[hesham]

...after Irbitis emigration to canada.

The jet propelled helicopter from 1948.

From the same source.

 

[Apophenia]

FWIW, that Orillia, ON, "farm machinery company" was OTACO (Orillia Tudhope Anderson Company). The original Tudhope Anderson Company had been formed in 1902 by Harry Anderson and J.B. Tudhope (son of William Tudhope, founder of Tudhope Carriage Company in 1890).