mellomcelleveier

The mellomcelleveier was a type of Norwegian fighter aircraft that played a significant role in the Interwar period. Developed in the 1930s, it was a company-built project designed by the Norwegian firm, Kjeller Aircraft Factory. As the nation's first indigenous aircraft, it represented a major achievement in Norwegian aviation at the time.

The mellomcelleveier was designed to address the military's need for a reliable and agile fighter. To date, no detailed specifications have been discovered. It is, however, reported to have been a single-seat, low-wing, parasol-wing biplane. Contemporary photographs portray the aircraft with a distinctive semi-circular cowling over the engine. It's believed the airframe was predominantly made from duralumin, with a comparable flight envelope to other biplanes of that era.

Although the mellomcelleveier never entered large-scale production, it did see operational use within Norway's military aviation branch. According to accounts, the aircraft exhibited excellent performance and agile response, readily coping with the dynamics of moderate airflow. Trials were carried out primarily at Kjeller Airfield, near Oslo, and photographic records from the 1930s reveal significant speed and maneuverability.

Placing demands for its construction due to escalating conflict ambitions in 1940, cancellation was recommended. Following the German invasion in the same year, the mellomcelleveier was, like many Norwegian aircraft of that era, captured by German forces.