Aero L39 High Performance Civilian Fighter Jet

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We are out in Virginia Beach shopping for war birds. And I had the opportunity to check out a particular war bird; an L39 from Czechoslovakia. The Aero L39 Albatros is single engine Jet with amazing maneuvering capabilities. It was first designed in Czechoslovakia and widely used as a military trainer aircraft around the world. Still today many countries in the middle east and around Africa actively use these airplanes for light missions.
In the united states, these are collectible aircraft for the right owner. The one we’re checking out today is owned by my friend Raf, and he’s taken good care of it. These aircraft can now be bought for around $200,000 - $300,000 depending on their condition.
Here are the performance data
engine - AL-25TL 3,790 pounds of thrust
speed - up to 466 mph
range - 300 - 400 miles
rate of climb - 4,100 fpm
service ceiling - 36,000 ft
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[@jtthill5475]

The L-39 was designed solely as a trainer, but some countries have modified them for light combat missions. Built in the Czech Republic in 1960 and labeled as Albatros, it was never intended for anything more than a trainer.

[@olafurmikaelsson4794]

It was built from the start with 2 pylons iirc and mainly for training but always could be used for light attack

[@tropicthndr]

Can’t use jets to get into all the short fun little towns with small airports, their useless for general aviation.

[@ПавелЗайцев-м3е]

Нет. Было несколько модификаций. Конкретно этот без подвески, но с более совершенным двигателем С.К. Туманского - В.А. Лотарёва. (АИ-25ТЛ)

[@8kigana]

Agreed he was just happy to say it's a combat jet.

[@mikelee980]

tropicthndr dudeypu You are so full of shit, run the numbers and look at the take off and landing distances, I do it, what kind of BFE towns do you fucking fly into? You sound like Sheila Jackson saying that an AR-15 fires .50 cal rounds, so full of shit and not know what the fuck you are talking about🖕🖕🖕🖕

[@danmallery9142]

You could barely contain yourself, could you? Great video man.

[@screaminlordbyron7767]

So after that 17 min walk around we get to see 20 seconds of flight footage. Fine!

[@ChucksSEADnDEAD]

Tbh flight footage on youtube is dime a dozen. I like to see the details.

[@user-kh3il5li9f]

He made this for aviation enthusiasts not people who just want to see a cool looking plane fly around. lol.

[@leosentinella4487]

He made a separate video of flying it

[@nebyaaaaaaaaattttt]

@@leosentinella4487 where is it?

[@FrankDrankA_Skank]

Thanks for informing me My mom woke up and woke me up at 7:20 saying, "we're leaving in 30 minutes, get up wash ya face and brush yo teeth" it is now 8:34 Wish me luck

[@hoouwit1]

The smile on your face during T/O said it all.

[@tlevans62]

So the ejection seat is disabled? The jet engine power is rated at pounds of thrust, not horsepower.

[@edwardvanhoose6764]

Thank you this was hard to watch. This guy knows nothing about jets

[@raffaelesilletti156]

I think has been disabled because it ha ejected seat.

[@1ksubswithoutanyvideoschal213]

Trevor Evans he is experienced with completely different aircrafts than you do. how about you shut the fuck up

[@questofknowledge8788]

@@mortymortal7 he isn’t native to jets, prop driven aircraft are measured by horsepower. It is far more common than you think for there to be problems like this when talking about jets. Even militaries when they started using jets struggled with pilots who were brought up on prop planes, showing higher accident rates because they are so different. Your looking at a very different set of cerium stances that the average civilian pilot doesn’t work with almost ever.

[@petesmith9475]

Makes more sense to regular people like most of us (whole imperial pound system is so daft anyways).

[@frankiii4587]

Freakin' sweet, Mike......Thanks so much for sharing your flying journey with us!

[@williamryan9935]

Horse power? NO, NOT horse power. It is measured in what is called pounds of thrust. Some Air force jets have up to or more of 24,000 pounds of thrust.

[@Nikita_Andreyev]

hmm actually it have to be measured at kilograms. Feets and pounds knows only about 400 millions people. All another 7 billion people are using kilograms. This one is 1500-1700 kilograms (3500 pounds).

[@acidraindrops6657]

@@Nikita_Andreyev oh stfu

[@duanerackham9567]

@@acidraindrops6657 I find it funny that people are ready to jump at MojoGrip for making the mistake of saying horsepower rather than Pounds of thrust. But its not okay for a European to call us out on saying pounds rather than Kilograms. Its hypocritical--

[@boatheadsbazzar]

Yes. William, the majority of the world uses the metric system so who's the sucka now?

[@fiveninecummins7768]

Meh, it's Merica'..Everything has "HOORSEPOOWER!" Lol 😆

[@barryhuizing2804]

Love that ear to ear smile! I’m sure you were not the first one to have that look on your face.....good video Thank you.

[@62heliman]

Mojo you got a ride of a life time. Not many people get to ride in a fighter jet. I wish I could ride in one some day.

[@majorchungus]

Pay $2500 an hour and there is a school that will take you up in one in the back seat.

[@twistedhippie7608]

There you go! Thats a great invite and your took off with it perfectly! Great work!

[@pavelsfik]

Not so long time ago Aero started to produce new variant of this plane called "L39NG"

[@mr.rogers1019]

love your straightforward regular guy presentation. I just smashed the subscribe button. I'm a pilot myself and I've been dying to see the inner workings of one of these Jets cuz I've always admired them.

[@supernewafrica4210]

So you’re Nigerian? That’s cool. I’ll give you a hug whenever I see you (COVID allowing)! Proud of you bro.

[@arttafil6792]

Just add three hard points for one centerline and two underwing drop tanks and you’ll have a first class long range biz Jet!

[@danblaize5742]

Hopefully this guy reads you all’s comments and does better in his future vids. Still, kudos to you man and I hope you thoroughly enjoy doing what you do!

[@extremereclusefallows5779]

The Albatross. Lucky dog! This aircraft should have ejection seats. This is so cool.

[@HeadShave28]

Mike That’s Awesome Brother ... gotta admit I’m a little jealous 😂😂 glad you enjoyed it! Keep em coming!

[@NickMurray]

Eject eject Mike :) Nice video

[@JRudd]

Nick you have to step up your helicopter game now

[@mojogrip]

Funny you should say that. I thought of it the whole time during my flight.

[@johnnyutah4517]

MIKEY again another one of your great video images and information about aircraft. You always deliver. Thank you and greetings from down under. Cheers mate Hooroo . ☮️ out 🦘.

[@michaelbrinkley9323]

You've outdone yourself this time Mike ! Next time how about a t-38 Talon !

[@evanelevan]

This is my dream aircraft. Super jealous

[@jamesburns2232]

Mike, it's going to take you a long time to get the smile off your face after that L39 flight!

[@jasonjohnstone686]

Boy, bet its a kick to get a go in that jet. Thanks for sharing.

[@Winging-it-1000]

Great to see you at my home base! Keep up the great work!

[@mojogrip]

Thank you Robin.

[@specforged5651]

Just a little fyi, Jet engines aren’t usually rated in horsepower, they are rate in in terms of thrust. There are exceptions to this like with a turboprop of course and with turbines used for power generation and say in ships or tanks so people don’t blow me up....I do know what I’m talking about. However, as a general rule, Jet aircraft are rated in terms of thrust and the engine that L-39C was designed around (Ivchenko AI-25TL) is about 3800 lbs if my memory serves me. Great vid, loves these birds. My hangar neighbor owns two and they are an absolute riot to fly.

[@dmitrytertziev4262]

НАКОПИТЕЛЬ (like, "storage device") one of the labels says, so these one L39 was used in Soviet Union back in a day. Nice video, thanks.

[@Seadweller1964]

KPVG (Hampton Roads Executive)! I thought that was you interviewing in the FBO. Welcome to Norfolk!

[@OlegBovykin]

This one is called "flying desk", it was used (and maybe still used) by USSR as a military trainer. These seats looks like catapult one, but malfunctional...

[@KevinMcMullen.]

Thanks for sharing

[@Johngengelbach2]

The 2 seater sports car of the skies.

[@jonofoote8353]

Mike, I love your enthusiasm and passion for all things aeroplane, however I would suggest you do a great deal more study. This will give you more “cred” with actual pilots.

[@BatmanBSD]

Mike, might I suggest you also review the UL-39 fanjet airplane?

[@wileecohagen]

Well, the L39 isn’t a fighter jet, it’s a trainer. And, make mine an L159!

[@wileecohagen]

I’m glad someone else knows what am L159 is!

[@chucklesx]

Dude after getting a free ride in an awesome airplane and especially seeing as the owner is a friend of yours you could of at least put up a link to the charity they support and give them a shout out in the description and in the video..

[@gregori3745]

fucking beautiful

[@tdgdbs1]

Fighter jet? That is very generous of you!

[@jamesdaley1852]

i can't wait to see what that is like

[@rafalmoniuszko5700]

It's not a fighter jet, it's a trainer.

[@christopherwaldrop8115]

I've seen many of MOJOGRIP videos....usually informative and not so repetitive of same phrases, omg! This one was not the best on several levels.

[@ryanharris9585]

Awesome vid, mike! I appreciate it!

[@AWallgren]

I thought we were talking about a fighter in your opening statement, this is a trainer and light attack aircraft. If you say fighter, at the very least I'm thinking F-86, Mig-15 and upwards. These are a dime a dozen among jet war bird enthusiasts.

[@AWallgren]

If you hitched a ride on a Mig 21UM some millionaire is flying around, I'd say that's a fighter.

[@benghazi4216]

If you don't delete any tanks, it is suppose to be able to do over 900nm. For 200-300k this is really the most bang for your buck you can get

[@daveriley6310]

Mike, I can't believe that you forgot to tell the viewers the significance of the red tail. Now you have to do a follow-up video for that. I would have thought that would be one of the primary subjects to cover.

[@mojogrip]

Its coming

[@quantumac]

Very nice jet!

[@mauricebarlow6198]

Nice job keep up the good work Mojo Grip. ... You should contact the Collins Foundation they have a similar service.

[@BenA-bu1cz]

It looks fast just seating there......zoooooom

[@6actual911]

incredibly cool

[@firstnamelastnameisallowed7943]

Just looking at it without being able to see under the the skin of it, its basically the two seats up front, cockpit and canopy that looks to be roomy but not hudge. The wings are nice and short but thick for zippin around like you said just in different words LoL. Then you see the rest of the fuselage and it's for the engine. Just an engine with two wings and two seats basically. LoL like a honda civic with a 350 small block in it!

[@drellz9361]

Great stuff my guy

[@_Ephy1]

Wow i really didn't know you were Nigerian till today, thats cool you are a motivation cuz i am sure coming to the states soon.

[@anthonyjohnson3776]

Good Video, I plan on buying one...

[@firefightergoggie]

They always were a really great looking aircraft.

[@dylanjohnson7091]

Yes he finally made a video on the albatross

[@JRudd]

Sweet, this is some unique content to say the least.

[@Yadudde]

Flew in to Hampton roads on an ifr training flight the day before the oceana airshow that started on Saturday, awesome to hear from the guy working the fuel truck who was close to my age ask if I knew your channel then him tell me you were here with the L-39pilot/owner.from what I read in the fbo they are about to start upgrading and adding on to kpvg .nice staff in the fbo but very busy airspace.please get your ifr clearance on the ground.

[@user-rf1bf9og4w]

Beautiful plane!😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@DanielTPeace]

Great job on this video, your enthusiasm is contagious, thanks for sharing.

[@blipco5]

"Seat Eject". Who else would be tempted to hit that button to see if it was connected?

[@evs251]

Maybe it's a safe switch and afterwards you can pull the notorious yellow handle

[@CollieJenn]

Excellent. Thank you.

[@twistedhippie7608]

I’ve only seen Red Tails on the Tuskegee Airman’s airplanes... Is this a prelude of who the owner might be?

[@extremereclusefallows5779]

I think you are correct. Only the Tuskegee Airman had this color scheme. But most American Military Aviation Trainers have this color scheme also.

[@stripervince1]

Amazing looking bird. Kinda like a T-38

[@theoneandonlybluesky]

That has to be the sexiest plane on this planet

[@Basskat100]

@MoJoe Grip, the back seat in a Military situation would be equipped with navigation sensors for a Navigator. To assist the Pilot in Combat, and flight Plotting. You digeeeeeee.

[@dalem.3147]

I'm guessing that this aircraft races at Reno given the race numbers on the side of the fuselage and port wing as well as the removal of the tip tanks for less drag.

[@RedDawnAviation]

Otherwise known as Junkyard jets. You really have to have a lot of disposable income though, can we all say, heavy maintenance! Saw one for sale in Nevada for $90,000. Cheap as planes go. Upgrading the avionics, inspections, maintenance, insurance and fuel use easily triples that that figure. Finally, without a dedicated service team (military has those) up jet vs down jet could be significant. In addition, being an experimental classification, your airports can be limited as well. That said, if I had $1,000,000 of disposable income, I could be tempted. As to runway length needed, not sure about the numbers but I would guess you would need at least 4,000 feet at sea level. To be safe, margin for error, I would stick to large runways. These puppies are slick and take some doing to slow em down so landing on the backside of the power curve seems likely. See that lever on the stick, the funky Eastern block braking system! Anyway, not withstanding some technical description errors, nice review. Thank you!

[@denisepernell4851]

You need one mile to take off and land.

[@archktik]

Love your vids!

[@cliffordwilliams6805]

I should try that

[@Megas_Mamlaka]

Nice vid man Watching from Kenya

[@SVGERichy]

Can you do a video on the viper jet? getting my private pilots certificate and is really interested in owning one in the future.

[@flyby420]

I hope the whole ride is a video. FlightChops took a ride in an L 39 too & it is one of my favorites.

[@RT10Viperman]

Lucky man...! Mike great Video...! Your in my neighborhood....!!

[@YoMumzinnit]

This is sick!

[@goldenretriever6440]

If I have a million dollars and a midlife crisis ima see about buying one of these lol

[@1951Roy]

Great video, Model number what kind of power plant was the A/C using?

[@TheLucasHiggins]

4:05 “no push” means you shouldn’t push and move the aircraft by them. You can certainly touch and move them

[@mikerouswell5685]

Mike, who is it going to fight? Civilian fighter jet?

[@stevequate1797]

Really cool slick a/c, I now have a new craft ride just moved to #1 position. Would love to k ow where this bird is stationed at

[@carycoller3140]

Go Man! Go! 👍✈

[@pedenmk]

Awesome video mike. THANKS.....

[@jthrilla9147]

Shout out to that red tail 💪🏿

[@coreycantor1519]

Nobody else notice he said I'm here in "North Virginia" ?????

[@cliffcampbell8827]

I've seen a couple of those out at the Stead airport just north of Reno (Reno air races). Along with a few Korean war era migs. I remember those L-39's differently, with a delta wing configuration. I could be confusing the L-39 with another plane.

[@vine01]

you surely are confusing it, Aero Vodochody L 29/39/159/39NG look all very similar with perpendicular wings, no delta or swept or anything. kind of kinder version of a10, if you will XD

[@willymurrieta8906]

HI FRONT. GUATEMALA GOOD VIDEO ,

[@waynefletcher9884]

If this guy is supposedly a aviation reporter?! WTF! It’s pounds of thrust in aviation and not FUCKING HORSE POWER! Please someone educate this man!

[@buffysaviation]

Ok first thing that popped into my head seeing you in the plane was “he looks like Sundown from Top Gun.” No offense

[@lightcrimson8030]

Awesome plane. Nice video. Hello from Algeria and have nice day everyone

[@shaneswart4449]

Tips have been modified. Doesn’t that make it a different variant of the L-39???

[@mariekerot3962]

Nice plane!

[@sh4969]

If I owned a plane like this I be a taxi for businessmen or women who miss there important flight.

[@kkenneth100]

sup Mo? cool vid. can this plane go vertical when taking off? i'm not to savvy on plane knowledge but i think its called a high performance takeoff

[@buttonman8552]

Can you add weapons on this fighter jet and arm it ?

[@chuckkole4863]

Any plan to check out Saker S-1?

[@53glowe]

'It's been upgraded to a full glass cockpit'...yet I counted 13 analogue gauges. C'mon Mike...you can do better than that 😐

[@747driver3]

It’s NOT a fighter. It’s a trainer.

[@viperdriver82]

So those seats are not ejection seats .....or they no longer work as ejection seats ???

[@fox2102]

A lot of owners disable the seats in these jets because of the safety issues with some of the early seats and the cost of keeping them maintained. Some people do opt to keep the seats hot though so it is an option.

[@MikeAbignale]

Love it Mike! You've got great content on your channel! Really dig your style! Keep it up

[@egrey2005]

Does it have afterburner

[@water3299]

"This is the big man's toy"

[@dolemike77]

3790 pounds of thrust. Not horsepower. If I'm doing my math correctly that's about 20000 horse power. Piston engines do go by horse power or kw.

[@flyingark173]

Great video, really cool plane. One question: do you know what the squeeze handle on the front of the control stick is for?

[@TrueGUMAR]

Differential brake lever