Aero L-59
Aero L-59 | |
---|---|
Type: | Training aircraft |
Design country: | |
Manufacturer: | |
First flight: |
September 30, 1986 |
Commissioning: |
1992 |
Production time: |
1989 |
Number of pieces: |
80 |
The Aero L-59 Super Albatros is a single-engine trainer aircraft produced by the Czech manufacturer Aero Vodochody .
history
In the 1980s, the development of a successor model for the successful jet trainer L-39 Albatros under the name L-39MS began. The specifications were modern avionics, a more powerful engine and limited operational capability as a light fighter aircraft. Compared to the L-39, the fuselage has been lengthened slightly, the structure has been reinforced and state-of-the-art avionics have been installed, including a head-up display . The instructor's field of vision has also been improved by positioning the trainee pilot deeper in the cockpit. Both crew members are now on 0/0 ejector seats . Series production began in 1990 under the export designation L-59. On July 2, 1992, the first L-39MS were put into service with the Czech Air Force.
The single-seat version of the L-59 was further developed into an advanced light fighter aircraft ( Aero L-159 ALCA - English Advanced Light Combat Aircraft ), from which a two-seat trainer (L-159B, L-159T1) was derived. The production of the L-59 was then stopped.
Technical specifications
Parameter | Data |
---|---|
crew | 2 |
length | 12.20 m |
span | 9.54 m |
height | 4.77 m |
Wing area | 18.8 m² |
Wing extension | |
payload | |
Empty mass | 4030 kg (including cannon pod) |
Max. Takeoff mass | |
Top speed | 865 km / h at 5000 m altitude |
Initial rate of climb | 28 m / s |
Service ceiling | 11,800 m |
Range | 2000 km |
Engines | 1 × bypass engine Lotarjow DW-2, 21.57 kN (2200 kp) thrust |
Armament
- Barrel armament
adaptable armament under the fuselage bow
- 1 × Grjasew-Schipunow GSh-23L (9А472) 23 mm automatic cannon in a fuselage nacelle with 150 rounds of ammunition
- Up to 1,500 kg of munitions at four external lower wing stations (500 kg inner, 250 kg outer stations)
- Air-to-air guided missile
- 2 × BD3-60-21U starter rails for 1 × Wympel R-3S / R-13M (AA-2 Atoll ) each - infrared-guided, self-targeting for short distances
- unguided air-to-surface missiles
- 4 × UB-16-57UMP rocket tube launch container with 16 unguided air-to-surface missiles of the type S-5 in caliber 57 mm
- Unguided bombs
- 4 × Basalt FAB-100 / OFAB-100 (100 kg free-fall bomb )
- 4 × Basalt FAB-250 (250 kg free fall bomb)
- 2 × Basalt FAB-500 (500 kg free fall bomb)
- External container
- 2 × GUW-9-A-669 universal containers for one Grjasew-Schipunow GSch-23L (9А472) 23 mm twin automatic cannon with 250 rounds of ammunition
- 2 × additional fuel tanks for 350 liters of kerosene
Users
- Egypt : Egyptian Air Force 48 L-59E
- Slovakia : Slovak Air Force : 2 L-39MS
- Czech Republic : Czech Armed Forces : 6 L-39MS (1 loss)
- Tunisia : Tunisian Air Force : 12 L-59T
Web links
- Manufacturer website
- Aero L-59 Super Albatros Advanced Trainer / Light Strike Aircraft - Czechoslovakia. www.militaryfactory.com, accessed March 25, 2018 .
- Aero Vodochody Aero L-59 Super Albatros specifications and photos. www.skytamer.com, accessed March 25, 2018 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Matthias founder: The trainer from the neighboring country - Aero L-59 (L-39MS). In: Flieger Revue 6/1993. P. 34.