Now the new Let L-410 will be built

The Czech Tubropropflieger Let L-410 will now be built in series. He is supposed to convince customers with a wide range, especially in Asia.

Success in the Czech Republic: The company Aircraft Industries, which had called once, Let Kunovice, will start series production of the L-410 NG. The first plane was already built. He is supposed to be the end of the year, the company said.

In December 2017, Aircraft Industries has received certification from the European aviation Agency Easa for the turboprop aircraft. In January 2018, the FAA in the US. In 2015, the first flight of the Let L had taken place-410 NG.

Much greater range

The original L 410 completed its first flight in 1969, went three years later in serial production and selling. 2010 made in Kunovice and then to develop a new version of the 19-Seater. "The L-410 NG features a number of advantages compared to the currently produced L 410 UVP-E20", says project Manager Miroslav Pešák.

The Luggage compartment is twice as large, high-wing monoplane could carry 400 pounds of cargo, have a new wing, and almost twice the fuel capacity. "The range has almost doubled to 2570 kilometers with a maximum flight time of 10.5 hours," Pešák.

Asian customer at a glance

The new flyer of GE H85-200-powered engines with a takeoff power of 850 HP and AV-725 propellers. The engine is equipped with a new reduction gear, which reduces noise thanks to a lower propeller speed. "The L 410 NG achieves higher travel speeds of up to 417 kilometres per hour (True airspeed)," writes the entrepreneurs. In the Cockpit a Garmin to be installed-G3000 avionics system.

You expect interest from all over the world for the new Version of the aircraft, particularly from customers who travel long distances or patrol flights would have to perform, says General Director Ilona Plskova. A use offer, for example, in island countries, such as Indonesia, Papua new Guinea and Japan, where a great range of flights to remote Islands is particularly important. For Other routes, without the possibility, at the destination airport to refuel, the plane interesting, such as in India or Mongolia, where mining companies, workers, and freight would have to fly in inaccessible areas.

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