After stopping production more than 20 years ago, Aero Vodochody is preparing to bring an updated version of the L-39 Albatros jet trainer back to the market. In the L-39NG, a William FJ44-4M will replace the Ivchenko AI-25 found in the original. The new model will also come with a lighter airframe, wet wings and modern avionics. Aero Vodochody has selected Evektor-Aerotechnik, another Czech aircraft manufacturer, best known to U.S. pilots for its light-sport aircraft, to build the nose and tail assembly. "L-39 has built a great reputation on the market of jet training aircraft and the new L-39NG with the modern systems and technologies brings further benefits to air forces," says Vladimr Matela, managing director of Evektor-Aerotechnik.
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