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The following list of military aircraft of the Czech Republic is a list of military aircraft and civil aircraft for military use currently in service with the Czech Air Force, the Czech Land Forces (unmanned aerial vehicles) and the Flight Training Center as well as retired aircraft.
The Czech Air Force (Czech: Vzdušné síly) [Note 1] is the air force branch of the Army of the Czech Republic. Along with the Land Forces, the Air Force is the major Czech military force. With traditions of military aviation dating back to 1918, the Czech Air Force, together with the Slovak Air Force, succeeded the Czechoslovak Air Force in 1993.
Since 2007, six L-159A aircraft have been rebuilt into T1 trainer derivatives. During 2017, Aero Vodochody formally restarted production of the type, and unveiled a newly built L-159T1 for the Iraqi Air Force; furthermore, the Czech Air Force was in the process of acquiring L-159T2 two-seaters. [4] [5]
Data from L-39 Next Generation web page General characteristics Crew: 2 Length: 11.83 m (38 ft 10 in) Wingspan: 9.37 m (30 ft 9 in) Airfoil: NACA 64A012 Empty weight: 3,100 kg (6,834 lb) Max takeoff weight: 5,800 kg (12,787 lb) Rear view of a L-39 Skyfox and its Williams FJ44 engine Powerplant: 1 × Williams International FJ44-4M turbofan engine, 16.89 kN (3,800 lbf) thrust Performance Maximum ...
The Czech Republic’s government signed an agreement with the United States on Monday to acquire 24 U.S. F-35 fighter jets as part of a deal worth about 150 billion Czech koruna ($6.6 billion ...
The museum contains many Czech designed and Czech built aircraft dating from World War I through World War II and up to 1960's with a collection of supersonic jet fighters. Several unique types are on display, including the early 1920s-built Avia BH-11C L-BONK. [3] The period before World War II is represented with aircraft such as the Avia B-534.
The pictures demonstrate the amazing visual effects that occur as military aircraft punch through the sound barrier and travel faster than sound itself. 11 photos of America's fighter jets ...
In 1944 the squadron was re-equipped with the Spitfire IX and became a fighter-bomber unit with 134 Wing, flying ground attack duties during the Normandy landings. From 22 June until 4 July the squadron was based at RAF Tangmere in West Sussex , and from 4 to 11 July it was based at RAF Lympne in Kent .