L-39 Aero Vodochody Jet

The Fargo Air Museum is honored to accept John Huls' donation of a 1981 L-39 Aero Vodochody Jet Trainer. John said, quot;it is a nice flying machine that I bought from the Ukraine about 5 years ago, painted it and put in American instruments.quot; It was manufactured by Aero Vodochody in Prague, Czech Republic, for the Warsaw Pact Countries. It was one of 2800 that was produced to military standards, fully aerobatic and serves as an advanced trainer for future fighter pilots, including weapon delivery practicing, as well as for light attack tasks. The aircraft is a low-wing, tandem seating, all metal turbofan powered aircraft.
Performance
Maximum Speed:750 km/h
Service Ceiling 36,100 ft
Rate of climb: 4,130 ft/min
General Characteristics
Crew: 2
Length: 39 ft 10 in
Wingspan: 31 ft
Height: 15 ft 8 in
Wing Area: 202 ft2
Empty Weight: 7,617 lbs
Max take off weight: 10,362 lbs