L-159 Sokol ver.1
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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 first version where two engines are placed externally on tail. The prototype used two AL-25 engines and reached spped 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 powerful engines and paint similar to the original prototype http://www.hitechweb.genezis.eu/aero4_soubory/L-159_Sokol.jpg
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Predecessor L-159 ALCA
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 26.2ft (8.0m)
- Length 47.9ft (14.6m)
- Height 14.8ft (4.5m)
- Empty Weight 12,699lbs (5,760kg)
- Loaded Weight 18,950lbs (8,595kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 3.557
- Wing Loading 64.0lbs/ft2 (312.5kg/m2)
- Wing Area 296.1ft2 (27.5m2)
- Drag Points 3781
Parts
- Number of Parts 45
- Control Surfaces 5
- Performance Cost 395