AFGHAN NATIONAL AIR CORPS L-39 Albatross jets take off in a formation practice for the aerial parade in the upcoming Afghan National Day in Kabul, April 12, 2007. Air Force mentors assigned to Defense Reform Directorate Air Division under Combined Security Transition Command – Afghanistan provide guidance to soldiers with the Maintenance Operations Group for the ANAC. Picture Courtesy of the US Air Force
I don’t get the paint scheme. Why waste time painting the thing camo (forest camo, no less, in rocky Afghanistan) if you’re going to sniper-check the tail, wing tips, and nose with bright yellow paint? It seems like a couple of buckets of bright hunter-orange would be cheaper, and have the same effect.
Although, I digress. Snarkiness activated before I even knew what the hell an L-29 was…turns out the Czech jet from the 60s is widely used as a trainer aircraft, although it does have a light-attack function. In which case, the yellow makes a little more sense, kind of like those giant STUDENT DRIVER!!!! signs you see on the road.
In the photo, the insignia on the tails looks a little like the Delta Airlines logo. For just a moment, I was wondering when Delta had added these planes to their commercial fleet, and how many frequent flyer miles I’d need to get into one of them.
The Aero Vodochody L-39 is a great little A/C. Google the term “l-39 albatross”.
It’s one of the few military jets you can purchase for about a quarter mil and up.
-SJBill
I love airforce and jets but i love my countrys jet much then every thing , If I where poilet I would find out any terrorismin afghanistan to kill theme.