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L-159 Sokol ver.2

120 martan2  7.8 years ago
Auto Credit Based on martan2's L-159 ALCA

Prototype of a two-engine multirole aircraft was made by czechoslovak company Aero in year 1970. It uses L-39 body leghtened by ca. 20% with new delta wings for better stability in supersonic speeds. This is the second version where two engines are placed inside the body. The prototype used two AL-25 engines and reached speed of M1,4.
It is a spiritual predecessor of the later L-159 ALCA which was built in the 1990s using lightly modified L-39 body.
The model is scaled 1:1 with modern stealth paint and air to air weaponry.

General Characteristics

  • Predecessor L-159 ALCA
  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 27.9ft (8.5m)
  • Length 45.6ft (13.9m)
  • Height 15.5ft (4.7m)
  • Empty Weight 9,680lbs (4,391kg)
  • Loaded Weight 13,836lbs (6,276kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 1.624
  • Wing Loading 46.8lbs/ft2 (228.5kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 295.7ft2 (27.5m2)
  • Drag Points 2901

Parts

  • Number of Parts 51
  • Control Surfaces 5
  • Performance Cost 286