Slovak Air Force Try New L-39NG Jet Trainer
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A new L-39NG jet trainer from Czech manufacturer AERO Vodochody AEROSPACE visited the Sliač Air Base in Slovakia this week with a mixed Czech-Slovak crew completing several flights to showcase the aircraft's characteristics and its capabilities for training future Slovak F-16 fighter pilots.
The L-39NG aircraft landed at Sliač on Sunday, April 18. In the following days, three flights took place, always with one pilot from Aero Vodochody and one Slovak Air Force pilot in the cockpit. Besides the company pilots and ground personnel, a large delegation of management and technicians from AERO Vodochody also arrived at the air base in Sliač to present a comprehensive offer of strategic cooperation in the training of military pilots between the Czech and Slovak republics.
"We offer Slovakia strategic cooperation, which includes the acquisition of eight L-39NG aircraft," said Zdeněk Hlačík, Sales Director for the Slovak Republic from Aero Vodochody. "Our solution would ensure better self-sufficiency in the training of future F-16 pilots and at the same time would bring significant cost savings. A strong argument is also the offer of extensive industrial cooperation in the production of the L39NG aircraft,"
MOD Secretary Marian Majer said that modernization of equipment was a key priority for the Slovak Armed Forces. "One of the planned projects is the replacement of current training aircraft, service life of which is gradually ending. We are glad that our soldiers have the opportunity to get acquainted with the possibilities of armament directly at demonstrations and presentations and I appreciate the offer of Aero Vodochody to present its new training aircraft directly at the airport in Sliač," said Majer.
A dominant part of the L-39NG presentation at the air base in Sliač was technical data. A detailed discussion between representatives of the air base and the Aero team, represented also by the L-39NG chief designer Jaromír Lang, covered technical parameters of the aircraft, functions of the modern avionic system and safety system of the aircraft. Representatives of the Slovak Air Force learned about the possibilities of using Virtual Training System technology and about the key parameters of the armed version of the aircraft, which should be ready in the first quarter of 2022.
