¡Por qué el L-39 Albatros se está convirtiendo en el avión de combate favorito de todos los pilotos!

Video from the channel Recovery Tube about Aero L-39 Albatros, linked on its Above Ten Thousand entry. Duration: 3:02. Language: English. Video type: Documentary.

The video reviews the history of the Aero L-39 Albatros and explains its popularity among pilots.

Developed in the 1960s by Aero Vodochody in Czechoslovakia as a successor to the L-29 Delfín, it was, according to the narration, the first jet trainer with a turbofan engine and became the standard advanced trainer of the Warsaw Pact. It was adopted by more than 30 countries, could be armed with rockets, bombs and a cannon, and Libya, Syria and Ethiopia used it in combat.

After the Cold War, surplus aircraft moved into the civilian market, where they are used by private pilots, schools, collectors and aerobatic teams such as the Breitling Jet Team. The manufacturer later developed the L-39NG, with modern avionics and a more powerful engine.