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Military trainer aircraft Light attack
Aero L-29 Delfín is a military trainer aircraft Light attack. It was built by Aero Vodochody. Reported operators include Soviet Air Force (historical) Czechoslovak Air Force (historical) Bulgarian Air Force (historical) Egyptian Air Force (historical).
Technical data
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Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Sept 2026 | 10.81 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 29 Sept 2026 | 10.81 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
Military trainer aircraft Light attack
Aero Vodochody
Ing. Zdeněk Rublič, Ing. Karel Tomáš and Ing. Jan Vlček
Limited service; popular civilian warbird
Soviet Air Force (historical) Czechoslovak Air Force (historical) Bulgarian Air Force (historical) Egyptian Air Force (historical)
3,665
1963–1974
1961
5 April 1959
2
10.81 m (35 ft 6 in)
10.29 m (33 ft 9 in)
3.13 m (10 ft 3 in)
19.80 m 2 (213.1 sq ft)
5.36:1
NACA63 2 A217 at root, NACA 64 2 A212 at tip
2,280 kg (5,027 lb)
3,280 kg (7,231 lb)
962 L (254 US gal; 212 imp gal), provision for 2× 150 L (40 US gal; 33 imp gal) external tanks
1 × Motorlet M-701c 500 turbojet , 8.7 kN (1,960 lbf) thrust
655 km/h (407 mph, 354 kn) at 5,000 m (16,400 ft)
130 km/h (81 mph, 70 kn) (flaps down)
820 km/h (510 mph, 440 kn)
894 km (556 mi, 483 nmi) (with external tanks)
2 hr 30 min
11,000 m (36,000 ft)
14.00 m/s (2,755 ft/min)
2x 7.62mm machine gun pods on hardpoints
2
8× air-to-ground rockets
2× 100 kg (220 lb) bombs
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Aero L-29 Delfín equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
Number column of the Wikipedia list table under "Czech Air Force". The list's own wording applies; it is a compiled secondary source, not an official census.
Number column of the Wikipedia list table under "Trainer Aircraft". The list's own wording applies; it is a compiled secondary source, not an official census.
Soviet Air Force (historical) Czechoslovak Air Force (historical) Bulgarian Air Force (historical) Egyptian Air Force (historical)
Equipment reference ↗Reported count for Aero L-29 Delfin. Service scope: aircraft used by the Egyptian Air Force; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct quantity component(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Explicit source inventory scope: active; no other stock status or total inferred. Count column(s): in service: 120. Origin: Czechoslovakia. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.