this aircraft was meant to test the swept wing design for the US Navy, another company who embraced the design was Grumman with thier modified F4F Wildcat, The L-39 was developed from two surplus Bell P-63 aircobras, after many tests with the L-39 a platform change with the aircraft caused the center of lift to move foward causing the aircraft to violently climb, after this mistake the L-39 would be grounded for 3 years before finally being scrapped on December 1949
Specifications
General Characteristics
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- Wingspan 33.4ft (10.2m)
- Length 34.1ft (10.4m)
- Height 13.0ft (4.0m)
- Empty Weight 2,463lbs (1,117kg)
- Loaded Weight 5,160lbs (2,340kg)
Performance
- Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.193
- Wing Loading 23.1lbs/ft2 (112.8kg/m2)
- Wing Area 223.4ft2 (20.8m2)
- Drag Points 1761
Parts
- Number of Parts 25
- Control Surfaces 5
- Performance Cost 198
