22dec2018 PIX/VID: prototype Aero L-39NG jet first flight

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPjdcvAa9aw

The new L-39NG first flight 22. 12. 2018

Gepubliceerd op 22 dec. 2018

The first pre-serial L-39NG trainer and light attack aircraft
with serial number 7001 made its first flight on 22nd December,
at Aero Vodochody Airport.

The new generation of the Czech jet trainer was piloted by Aero’s test pilots David Jahoda and Vladimír Továrek.

At 10:38am, the aircraft took off from the runway, climbed up to 5,000 ft.
and after 26 minutes successfully landed at Aero Vodochody.

The maturity of the platform allowed the execution of some development tests during the flight.

https://www.edrmagazine.eu/the-new-czec ... ment-tests

Two months after the introduction of the latest jet trainer at the rollout ceremony on October 12,
the first L-39NG proved its readiness to flight and to start certification tests.

The aircraft has flown in a configuration that is representative of serial aircraft
including final upgraded wet wing and air inlets.

This step forward consolidate even much further Aero goal to achieve type certification by the end of 2019.

https://defpost.com/first-pre-serial-ae ... en-flight/

https://www.dsjournal.com/2018/12/22/ne ... st-flight/

https://twitter.com/warnesyworld/status ... 9305445376

Congrats to @AERO_Vodochody on the first flight of the L-39NG this morning.
L-39CW 2626 acted as chase-plane while Ae270 OK-ALE was also up there.
David Jahoda and Vladimir Továrek were flying the jet. Sortie lasted about 40 minutes.