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AERO VODOCHODY L-39
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L39
| Aircraft | |||||
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| Name | L-39 | ||||
| Manufacturer | AERO VODOCHODY | ||||
| Wing | Fixed Wing | ||||
| Position | Low wing with wing tip tanks | ||||
| Tail | Regular tail, high set | ||||
| WTC | Light | ||||
| APC | C | ||||
| Type code | L1J | ||||
| Engine | Jet | ||||
| Engine count | Single | ||||
| Position | In fuselage | ||||
| Landing gear | Tricycle retractable | ||||
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AERO VODOCHODY L-39
Description
Advanced military trainer which has also been used as combat aircraft. Manufactured between 1971 and 1996. Also widely operated as a private recreational aircraft on the US and some other civil registers. The L-139 Albatross is a two seat trainer, the L-39MS (first flight Sept. 1986) is similar to L-39 with a more powerful engine and the L-39Z is a target towing version.
Technical Data
| Wing span | 8.7 m28.543 ft |
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| Length | 12.7 m41.667 ft |
| Height | 4.8 m15.748 ft |
| Powerplant | Variants:
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| Engine model | Garrett TFE731, Ivchenko AI-25 |
Performance Data
| Take-Off | Initial Climb (to 5000 ft) |
Initial Climb (to FL150) |
Initial Climb (to FL240) |
MACH Climb | Cruise | Initial Descent (to FL240) |
Descent (to FL100) |
Descent (FL100 & below) |
Approach | ||||||||||
| V2 (IAS) | 120 kts | IAS | 150 kts | IAS | 300 kts | IAS | 300 kts | MACH | 0.64 | TAS | 350 kts | MACH | 0.68 | IAS | 300 kts | IAS | kts | Vapp (IAS) | 135 kts |
| Distance | 620 m | ROC | 4300 ft/min | ROC | 3500 ft/min | ROC | 2500 ft/min | ROC | 2300 ft/min | MACH | 0.75 | ROD | 5000 ft/min | ROD | 5000 ft/min | MCS | kts | Distance | 650 m |
| MTOW | 57005,700 kg 5.7 tonnes kg |
Ceiling | FL380 | ROD | ft/min | APC | C | ||||||||||||
| WTC | L | Range | 800800 nm 1,481,600 m 1,481.6 km 4,860,892.392 ft NM |
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Accidents & Serious Incidents involving L39
None on SKYbrary