The Czech company Aero Vodochody intends to create and offer potential buyers an assault version of the L-39NG Albatros trainer. According to the company message, aerodynamic tests of the new attack aircraft model have already been completed.
Исследования проводились в аэродинамической трубе Чешского аэрокосмического исследовательского центра в Праге. По итогам испытаний были получены данные, которые позволят создать штурмовую версию учебного самолета. По планам компании, летные испытания нового штурмовика должны стартовать уже в 2021 year.
L-39NG (NG — next generation, new generation) is the latest version of the Czechoslovak combat training aircraft L-39 Albatros, made the first flight in 1968 year and produced for the USSR Air Force and the countries of the socialist camp. The new aircraft received a composite wing and lost additional fuel tanks, which at the base Albatros were located on the wingtips. Instead of the Soviet AI-25TL jet engine, the modernized American FJ44-4M was installed on the L-39NG.
Also, the L-39NG has new avionics from Genesys Aerosystems and an indicator on the windshield Speel Praha. In total, more than half of the components and assemblies of the aircraft were replaced with new ones..
The length of the L-39NG is 12 m, and the wingspan is 9,6 m. The maximum takeoff weight of a training aircraft is 5,8 tons. It can reach speeds of up to 775 kilometers per hour and fly up to 2,6 thousands of kilometers. The aircraft is equipped with five suspension points for various types of weapons with a total weight of up to 1,2 tons.
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