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Čaj FVM Ö 1 Tummelisa (Swedish for Thumbelina) is a single seat, single engine Swedish biplane from the 1920s. It was operated by the Swedish Air Force as its advanced trainer until the mid-1930s.

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Čaj FVM Ö1 Tummelisa was a Swedish biplane designed for advanced training of fighter pilots in the 1920s. It was powered by a 90 hp Le-Rhone rotary engine and had a maximum speed of 145 km/h. The name Tummelisa means Thumbelina in English and was inspired by the fairy tale character created by Hans Christian Andersen. The aircraft was built by FVM (Flygkompaniets Tygverkstäder på Malmen), a workshop of the Swedish Army Telegraph Corps’ Aviation Department.
Glavni dizajner bio je Gösta von Porat, koji je studirao aeronautiku u Francuskoj i doneo neke skice i proračune za projekat dvotočkaša. Sarađivao je sa Henrijem Kjesonom, inženjerom u FVM-u, kako bi završio projektovanje i izgradnju prvog prototipa, koji je leteo u junu 1920. Švedsko vazduhoplovstvo naručilo je 28 Tummelisa i koristilo ih do 1935. Letelica je pohvaljena zbog spretnosti i rukovanja, ali je zahtevala i veštinu i iskustvo kako bi savladala efekte rotari motora. Samo jedna originalna Tummelisa preživljava danas i izložena je u Flygvapenmuseumu u Linköpingu. Repliku je napravio Mikael Karlson, komercijalni pilot i zaljubljenik u avijaciju, koji je leti na aeromitingu širom sveta.