| Manufacturer |
SOKO |
Aero Vodochody |
| Description |
The Soko G-4 Super Galeb (from ), also referred to as N-62, is a Yugoslav single-engine, advanced jet trainer and light ground-attack aircraft designed by the Aeronautical Technical Institute at Žarkovo and manufactured by the SOKO aircraft factory in Mostar. |
The Aero L-59 Super Albatros (also known as the L-39MS Albatros) is a military jet trainer produced by the Czechoslovak aerospace manufacturer Aero Vodochody. |
| ICAO Code |
G4SG |
|
| First Flight |
1978-07-17 |
1986-09-30 |
| Entry Into service |
1983-01-01 |
|
| Production End |
1991-01-01 |
1996-01-01 |
| Designer |
Aeronautical Technical Institute |
Aero Vodochody |
| Type |
Military trainer aircraft |
Military trainer aircraft, COIN |
| Length (m) |
12.25 |
12.2 |
| Height (m) |
4.3 |
4.77 |
| Cockpit Crew |
2 |
2 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
910 |
865 |
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
550 |
|
| Min Speed (km/h) |
180 |
185 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
12850 |
11800 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
31 |
27.9908 |
| Armament |
1 × GSh-23L 23 mm cannon in ventral gun pod.; 2 × inner pylons 350 kg (770 lb) capacity.; 2 × outer pylons 250 kg (550 lb) capacity.; 1 × centerline pylon 400 kg (880 lb) capacity (G-4M).; 2 × wingtip missile rails (G-4M). |
one GSh-23L cannon in under-fuselage pod; four underwing hardpoints |
| National Origin |
Yugoslavia |
|
| Number Built |
85 |
80 |
| Powerplant Description |
1 × Rolls-Royce Viper 632-46 turbojet, 17.8 kN thrust each |
1 × Lotarev DV-2 turbofan, 21.57 kN thrust each |
| Primary Users |
Serbian Air Force, Myanmar Air Force , Montenegrin Air Force (historical) , Yugoslav Air Force (historical) |
Czech Air Force, Egyptian Air Force , Tunisian Air Force |
| Status |
In service |
Out of production, in service |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soko_G-4_Super_Galeb |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aero_L-59_Super_Albatros |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
9.88 |
9.54 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
19.5 |
18.8 |
| Flat Wing Aspect Ratio |
5.01 |
|
| Wake Category |
L |
|
| Aircraft Engine |
Armstrong Siddeley Viper |
Lotarev DV-2 |
| Number of Engines |
1 |
1 |