Aero L-29 Dolphin, East German Air Force, Pilot Training Wing 25 "Leander Ratz", Bautzen, East Germany, 1966, 1/72

Product detailed description

Metal finished model of the Czechoslovak Aero L-29 Delfín airplane

The model is very well made, in 1/72 scale. The model is supplied with a stand.

Chassis configuration retracted/extended
The front cover of the cabin is replaceable, the back is sliding
Movable aerodynamic brakes
Landing light on the underside of the wing.

Assignment: East German Air Force, Pilot Training Wing 25, Bautzen, East Germany, 1987

Dimensions: length: 15 cm, span: 14.3 cm

About the Aero L-29 Dolphin:
The first flight of the L-29 Delfín took place on April 5, 1959. It was the first jet aircraft designed and manufactured in Czechoslovakia. During the eleven years of production, approx. 3500 pieces. It is not without interest that the machine was operated in more than 25 countries both for military training and for civilian flights. Among the users we can find, for example, the USSR, Romania, Hungary, Iraq, Egypt, but also exotic Vietnam, Ghana or South Africa. The Egyptian Air Force used the machine during the Yom Kippur War to destroy Israeli tanks.