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First test flight of the L-39NG trainer aircraft

Prague, Czech Republic - The airplane will serve to validate the installation of the new engine and avionics in this project

On September 14th, 2015, the factory crew of AERO Vodochody AEROSPACE, composed of Miroslav Schützner and Vladimír Kvarda, successfully completed the first test flight of the L-39NG trainer demonstrator, featuring the new FJ44-4M engine from Williams International and avionics built around Genesys Aerosystems’ multi-functional displays and head-up displays (HUD) by SPEEL Praha. The aircraft will ser...

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Rome, Italy, 09/15/2015 19:08
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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