Aero L-39 Albatros
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Summary
Aero L-39 Albatros is an aircraft family[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of aircraft family entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,929 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Czechoslovakia[3]
- Operator: Czech Air Force[4], Russian Air Force[5], Abkhazian Air Force[6], Afghanistan[7], Algeria[8], Angola[9], Armenia[10], Azerbaijan[11], Bangladesh[12], Belarus[13], Libyan Air Force[14], Syrian Arab Air Force[15], Patriots Jet Team[16], Breitling Jet Team[17]
- Follows: Aero L-29 Delfin[18]
- Followed by: Aero L-159 ALCA[19]
- Developer: AERO Vodochody Aerospace[20]
- Subclass of: tandem jet trainer[21], light attack aircraft[22], combat training aircraft[23]
- Has use: advanced trainer airplane[24], attack aircraft[25]
- Commons category: Aero L-39[26]
- Country of origin: Czechoslovakia[27]
- Powered by: Ivchenko AI-25TL[28]
- First flight: November 4, 1968[29], January 1, 1968[30]
- Participated in conflict: Western Libya campaign[31], Syrian Civil War[32]
- Service entry: March 28, 1972[33]
- Maximum capacity: 2 human[34]
- Total produced: 2900[35]
- Described by source: The International Directory of Military Aircraft 1996/97[36], Jane's World Aircraft Recognition Handbook, Fourth Edition[37], Jane's Pocket Book of Military Transport and Training Aircraft, First Collier Books Edition[38]
- Length: 12.11 m[39], 476.75 inches[40]
- Height: 4.77 m[41]
- Wingspan: 9.11 m[42], 358.75 inches[43]
- Speed: 394 knot[44], 3740 foot per minute[45]
- Mass: 8377 pounds[46]
- Vehicle range: 805 nautical mile[47]
- Wing area: 18.8 m²[48]
- Maximum operating altitude: 37,225 feet[49]
Why It Matters
Aero L-39 Albatros has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] It is known by 71 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]