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  • AERO VODOCHODY L-39ZA

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AttributeAERO VODOCHODY L-39ZA
What it is
Seats2
Landing geartricycle
Engines1
EngineIvchenko AI-25TL
Horsepower—
FuelJetA
Certification basismilitary-surplus
Production start1971
Production end1999
Endorsements requiredcomplex;high-performance;pressurized/high-altitude
Performance
Cruise speed380 KTAS
Range590 nm
Service ceiling37,700 ft
Climb rate4,130 ft/min
Stall speed (Vso)85 KCAS
Takeoff over 50 ft—
Landing over 50 ft—
Load and fuel
Seats2
Useful load4,920 lb
Full-fuel payload3,010 lb
Max takeoff weight12,787 lb
Empty weight7,867 lb
Usable fuel285 gal
Fuel burn at cruise180 gal/h
Cost of ownership
Price, low$500,000
Price, high$1,100,000
Prices as of2026
Engine TBO750 h
Overhaul cost, low$150,000
Overhaul cost, high$300,000
The fleet and its record
Registered, all time29
Active fleet25
Median year built1983.0
NTSB events, last 10 years1
Fatal events, last 10 years0
Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years140 · thin base (low)
Personal-flying events per 1,000 active240 · thin base (low)
Ownership transfers, last 24 months1
Transfers per 100 active34 · thin base (low)
Airworthiness directives0
Directives, last 5 years0
Rate confidencelow
Peer scores
Peer classFixed wing single-engine, turbo-fan, 1 engine, 1-2 seats
Accident record4—
Severity5—
Access6—
Support7—
Liquidity8—
Overall (sum of the categories shown)9—
  1. Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 25 active.
  2. Personal-flying events per 1,000 active: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 25 active.
  3. Transfers per 100 active: per 100 active aircraft · base 25 active.
  4. Accident record: class median 16.63 · 3 models in class.
  5. Severity: class median 57.14.
  6. Access: class median 3,775.
  7. Support: class median 44.
  8. Liquidity: class median 27.18.
  9. Each of the five categories places the model within its peer class, from 0 (the worst of the class) to 10 (the best): a position among comparable models, not a grade. The overall score is the sum of the categories shown that are scored, out of 10 for each (50 when all five are); it is given only when at least 4 of the five are scored, and it can be set against another model's only when both are in the same peer class and scored on the same categories.
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