TopRCModel Aero L39 Albatross Scale JET Fully Composite ARF
Product Code: TRC-L39
Our Price: $3,338.00
Description
The Aero L-39 Albatros is a high-performance jet trainer designed and produced in Czechoslovakia by Aero Vodochody.
It is the most widely used jet trainer in the world; in addition to
performing basic and advanced pilot training, it has also flown combat
missions in a light-attack role.
The L-39 Albatros was designed during the 1960s. Performing its maiden flight on 4 November 1968, it became the first trainer aircraft in the world to be equipped with a turbofan power plant. Quantity production of the L-39 Albatros proceeded in 1971;
one year later, it was formally recognized by the majority of the Warsaw Pact
countries as their preferred primary trainer. Accordingly, thousands of
L39s would be produced for various military customers in Eastern
Europe. Additionally, it was exported to a range of countries across the
world both as a trainer and a light attack aircraft. Since the 1990s,
it has also become popular among civilian operators. By the end of the
century, in excess of 2,800 L-39s had served with over 30 air forces.
Scale 1:4.75
- 95% pre-assembled
- Full composite construction
- Two-piece plug-in wing
- Live hinging with precision gap sealing
- Decals with clear coat
- Detailed scale cockpit
- Removable hatch for easy access to the engine compartment
- Complete hardware package with fiberglass control horns
- Functional scale flaps for smoother landings
- Top access for wing retention and turbine access with no belly pan
- The two-piece composite wing makes transporting this plane easier than most
- Scale main gear doors
- Turbine exhaust tailpipe included;
- Composite fuel tanks included
- Optional Heavy Duty Electric Retract Set complete with controller