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L-159 Sokol ver.1

120 martan2  7.7 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 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

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