Warbird Preservation Foundation’s Experimental Aero L-39C

History:
Released by Ministry of Defense KYRGYZ Republic in December 1997. Imported to US and licensed June 1998. Operated by Warbird Preservation Foundation for the purpose of display and education. Regularly flys with The Hopper Flight Demonstration Team Nationally.

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Specifications

Registration Number	Date of Manufacture
N600DM	1984
Aircraft Role	Nickname
Trainer	Albatros
Aircraft Type:	Wingspan:
Aero Vodochody	31 feet 0.5 inches
Overall length:	Empty weight:
40 feet 5 inches	7340 US pounds
Gross weight:	Fuel capacity:
1,618 US pounds	528 miles, 935 miles with drop tanks
Oil capacity	Engine type:
	Single 3792 Lbs thrust Ivchenko-Progress
Propeller type:	Max Speed
none	485 mph
Rate of Climb	Cruise Speed
	400 mph
Service Ceiling	Number of Crew
37,730 feet	2 tandem
Armament	Bomb Load
2425 pounds of under wing bombs, or rocket launchers
Number Built	Number Surviving
2800+	300+ US