The Aero L-29 Delfín, whose name means Dolphin, is a single-engine jet trainer built by the Czechoslovak firm Aero Vodochody. It was the first jet aircraft designed and built in Czechoslovakia and flew as a prototype in April 1959. After a flying competition in 1961 against the Polish TS-11 Iskra and the Soviet Yak-30, it was chosen as the standard trainer of the Warsaw Pact air forces, and full production began in 1963. Its design stressed simplicity, rugged construction, stable handling and the ability to operate from grass, sand and unprepared fields. More than three thousand were built before production ended in 1974, with around two thousand going to the Soviet Union and others to Egypt, Syria, Indonesia, Nigeria and Uganda. It was replaced in the principal trainer role by the later L-39 Albatros.
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developed and manufactured by Czechoslovak aviation manufacturer Aero Vodochody
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On 5 April 1959, an initial prototype, designated as the XL-29, performed its maiden flight.
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the end of its production during 1974
Specifications (L-29)
Powerplant: 1 × Motorlet M-701c 500 turbojet, 8.7 kN (1,960 lbf) thrust
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It is the country's first locally designed and constructed jet aircraft
Specifications (L-29), empty weight
Empty weight: 2,280 kg (5,027 lb)
Specifications (L-29), maximum take-off weight
Max takeoff weight: 3,280 kg (7,231 lb)
Specifications (L-29), maximum speed
Maximum speed: 655 km/h (407 mph, 354 kn) at 5,000 m (16,400 ft)
Development, production
3,600 aircraft were manufactured over a production run of 11 years
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developed and manufactured by Czechoslovak aviation manufacturer Aero Vodochody
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developed and manufactured by Czechoslovak aviation manufacturer Aero Vodochody
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a military jet trainer developed and manufactured by Czechoslovak aviation manufacturer Aero Vodochody
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a military jet trainer developed and manufactured by Czechoslovak aviation manufacturer Aero Vodochody
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