Aero L-29 Delfín (Dolphin) Royalty-Free Stock Photo

The Aero L-29 Delfín (Czech: Dolphin, NATO reporting name: Maya) was a military jet trainer aircraft that became the standard jet trainer for the air forces Warsaw Pact nations in the 1960s. It was Czechoslovakia's first locally designed and built jet aircraft. - Crew: 2: student and instructor - Length: 10.81 m (35 ft 6 in) - Wingspan: 10.29 m (33 ft 9 in) - Height: 3.13 m (10 ft 3 in) - Wing area: 19.8 m² (213 ft²) - Empty weight: 2,280 kg (5,030 lb) - Loaded weight: 3,286 kg (7,244 lb) - Max takeoff weight: 3,540 kg (7,800lb) - Powerplant: 1× Motorlet M-701C , 8.7 kN (1,960 lbf) Performance - Maximum speed: 820 km/h (443 knots, 510 mph) - Range: 900 km (486 nm, 560 mi) - Service ceiling: 11,500 m (37,700 ft) - Rate of climb: 14 m/s (2,800 ft/min) - Wing loading: 166 kg/m² (34.3 lb/ft²) - Thrust/weight: 0.25 Armament -200 kg (440 lb) of various guns, bombs, rockets, and missiles on external hardpoints