[MKM144039] Aero L-39ZA Albatros/L-139 Albatros 2000 ‘Light Attack Aircraft’

Description

The L-39 Albatros, a high-performance second-generation jet trainer, was developed by the Aero Vodochody aircraft company in Czechoslovakia during the 1960s. It is a two-seat, all-metal monoplane powered by an Ivchenko AI-25 turbofan engine. Becoming the most widely used jet trainer, until today about 2,800 L-39s have served with more than thirty air forces around the world.
The L-39ZA is an upgraded variant designed for armed training and light attacks, fitted with a GSh-23 cannon pod under the fuselage. The L-139 Albatros 2000 was a revised version equipped with western avionics and powered by a American Garrett TFE731-4-1T engine; despite its ample promotion at various international air shows worldwide, only a single prototype was built.

Colour schemes included in the kit:

1) Aero L-39ZA Albatros, Black 2341, 1st Fighter Regiment, Czech Air Force (letectvo Armády České republiky), České Budějovice Air Base, 1994
2) Aero L-139 Albatros 2000, Grey 5501, Aero Vodochody factory demonstrator, Aero Vodochody Air Base, 1994-99
3) Aero L-39ZA Albatros, Blue 16, Lithuanian Air Force, Šiauliai Air Base, 2012
4) Aero L-39ZA Albatros, Black NAF362/62, 303rd Flying Training School, Nigerian Air Force, Kano Air Base, 2012

Assembly instructions:

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