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L-159 Sokol VTOL

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

How it would look if Aero made a VTOL version of L-159 prototype? This fictional airplane is a modification of Sokol which can compete with Harrier.

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 a fictional VTOL version. 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 blue "naval" paint. It uses 2 VTOL engines and 3 RCNs for better maneuverability.

General Characteristics

  • Predecessor L-159 ALCA
  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 27.9ft (8.5m)
  • Length 46.6ft (14.2m)
  • Height 15.3ft (4.7m)
  • Empty Weight 10,928lbs (4,957kg)
  • Loaded Weight 15,090lbs (6,844kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 1.787
  • Wing Loading 51.0lbs/ft2 (248.8kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 296.1ft2 (27.5m2)
  • Drag Points 2805

Parts

  • Number of Parts 58
  • Control Surfaces 5
  • Performance Cost 329