Mark I - 1/144 Aero L-29 Delfin 'WarPac Trainer' (2in1). The elegant L-29 Delfin (NATO code Maya) was a basic, intermediate and weapons training jet aircraft developed by the Aero Vodochody company in Czechoslovakia early in the 1960s. It was a two-seat, all-metal monoplane powered by a Motorlet M-701 turbojet engine. The sturdy L-29 became the standard military training type of the Eastern Bloc air forces (except Poland) and it was also exported to the Middle East, Asian and African countries. With more than 3,600 Delfins built, Czechoslovakia became one of the biggest jet trainer aircraft producers at the time, testifying to the type's timeless design. Except their basic training role the Delfins took part in a number of local wars and combats, while many of the ex-air force service
Mark I - 1/144 Aero L-29 Delfin 'WarPac Trainer' (2in1). The elegant L-29 Delfin (NATO code Maya) was a basic, intermediate and weapons training jet aircraft developed by the Aero Vodochody company in Czechoslovakia early in the 1960s. It was a two-seat, all-metal monoplane powered by a Motorlet M-701 turbojet engine. The sturdy L-29 became the standard military training type of the Eastern Bloc air forces (except Poland) and it was also exported to the Middle East, Asian and African countries. With more than 3,600 Delfins built, Czechoslovakia became one of the biggest jet trainer aircraft producers at the time, testifying to the type's timeless design. Except their basic training role the Delfins took part in a number of local wars and combats, while many of the ex-air force service aeroplanes found their new homes with private warbird owners. Colour schemes included in the kit: 1) Aero L-29 Delfin, Black 3302, 1st Fighter Regiment, Czechoslovak Air Force (vojensk? letectvo &Part268,SLA), &Part268,esk? Bud&Part283,jovice Air Base, test flown at Malacky Air Base, May 1971 2)Aero L-29 Delfin, Red 81, Barnaul Vvaul Air Force Pilot Training Establishment, 59th Training Regiment, Vvs Ussr (Soviet Air Force), Slavgorod Air Base, early 1980s 3)Aero L-29 Delfin, Red 378, 101th Fighter Reconnaissance Regiment, Hungarian Air Force (Magyar Honvedseg Rep?l? Csapatai), Szolnok Air Base, the 1970s 4)Aero L-29 Delfin, Black 338, Fighter Pilot Training Regiment of the 'Franz Mehring' Officer School, East German Air Force (LSK/LV Ddr Luftstreitkr?fte und Luftverteidigung der DDR), Bautzen Air Base, Brandenburg, 1987 Two injection-moulded kits are supplied in this box and each kit contains 31 parts and one clear part (the cockpit canopy). A comprehensive decal sheet is included. Recommended detailing and supplementary sets: MKA14412L-29 Delfin Detailing Set (p/e parts + 2x resin Pitot tubes) MKA14413L-29 Delfin Canopy Set (vacu canopy + mask) MKA14414L-29 Delfin Weapon Set (resin parts) Recommended reference material Dozen Set publication: MKD144007L-29 Delfin C&M + decals 1/144
Mark I - 1/144 Aero L-29 Delfin 'WarPac Trainer' (2in1). The elegant L-29 Delfin (NATO code Maya) was a basic, intermediate and weapons training jet aircraft developed by the Aero Vodochody company in Czechoslovakia early in the 1960s. It was a two-seat, all-metal monoplane powered by a Motorlet M-701 turbojet engine. The sturdy L-29 became the standard military training type of the Eastern Bloc air forces (except Poland) and it was also exported to the Middle East, Asian and African countries. With more than 3,600 Delfins built, Czechoslovakia became one of the biggest jet trainer aircraft producers at the time, testifying to the type's timeless design. Except their basic training role the Delfins took part in a number of local wars and combats, while many of the ex-air force service