The long awaited CMP (aka CMPro or China Models) Aero L-39 / L-59 Albatros 90mm EDF

http://www.chinapro09.com/OEM%20airplan/L-39.html is now out.

This thread in German

This thread in Italian

Given that the original had a wingspan of 9.46m and a length of 12.13m (L-59: 12.20m), whereas the model has a wingspan of 120cm and a length of 132cm, the scale is approximately 9.46m/1.20m = 7.9 :1 .

L-39 : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aero_L-39_Albatros

http://www.airwar.ru/enc/other/l39c.html

http://www.airwar.ru/other/draw/l39c.html


More info on the kit :

http://www.nitroplanes.com/cmp-cp09-090-kit.html

http://www.scaleflying.com/Aero-L-39...an_p_2522.html

http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/s...00mm_ARF_.html

http://www.x-flight.com.hk/?sp=&p=6&...&cat0=1&id=159

http://hobbyfly.de/en/rc-airplanes-1...00mm-6767.html

http://www.ready2fly.ch/shop/USER_AR...anzeigen_ab=0&

The retracts are exactly the same as the ones sold for the CMP / HK Hawk :

http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/s...dProduct=19949

I got mine from RC Aerodyne and it arrived, double boxed with no damage.

Edit: CORRECT CMP L-39 CG AFTER THREE MONTHS OF FLYING:
ca. 75-78 mm from wing leading edge at root (see picture below)


Short Video of mine (April 2012) :

CMP L-39 (Hobbyking L-59) Albatros 1200mm EDF (5 min 52 sec)

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