Origin: |
Czechoslovakia / producer Aero Vodochody |
Prototype: |
maiden flight April 5, 1959 |
History: |
- first locally designed and built jet aircraft
- produced 1963–1974
- NATO reporting name : „Maya“
- standard jet trainer for Warsaw Pact nations
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Crew: |
2 (student and instructor) |
Powerplant: |
1 x Motorlet M-701C 500 turbojet; thrust 8.7 kN |
Performance: |
- max speed 820 km/h
- 655 km/h at 5,000 m
- stall speed flaps down 130 km/h
- range with tip tanks 894 km
- endurance 2 h 30 min
- service ceiling 11,000 m
- rate of climb 14 m/s
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Weight: |
- empty weight 2.28 t
- max takeoff weight 3.54 t
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Dimensions: |
length 10.81 m; wingspan 10.29 m; height 3.13 m; wing area 19.8 m2 |
Armament: |
armament 200 kg |
Versions: |
3 versions: L-29, L-29A Akrobat, L-29R; number built 3,500 |
Operators: |
Russia (2000 planes) + 30 other states |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aero_L-29_Delf%C3%ADn