L-410 Turbolet
ICAO L410A Czech light twin built in enormous numbers and still flying everywhere. Live L-410 Turbolet positions.
Flying right now
Live · 30s
No L-410 Turbolet is transmitting ADS-B at the moment.
Military aircraft are not obliged to broadcast, so this happens regularly. The count refreshes every thirty seconds.
Airframe
- Manufacturer
- Aircraft Industries
- Role
- Light transport and training
- Class
- L2T — Landplane, 2 turboprop engines
- Crew
- 2
- First flight
- 16 April 1969
- In service
- 1971
Operators airborne
Nothing of this type is up right now.
About the L-410 Turbolet
More than 1,200 L-410s have been built, which makes it one of the most successful light transports ever produced in central Europe. It was designed for short, unprepared strips in the Soviet bloc and it is still doing that job across Africa, Asia and South America.
Military users treat it as a light transport, parachute trainer and navigation trainer. The Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Bangladesh, Djibouti and a long list of others fly it, and it is still in production at Kunovice.
It is small and slow, so it stays low and appears intermittently on the feed.
Callsign prefixes
- CEF
- Czech Air Force
- SVK
- Slovak Air Force
How to recognise it
- —A high-wing twin turboprop with a long, slim fuselage and a squared-off nose.
- —Tip tanks on the wingtips of most military examples.
- —Retractable undercarriage housed in fuselage fairings.
Common questions
+ Is the L-410 still built?
Yes, at Kunovice in the Czech Republic. Production has continued in various forms since 1969, with the modernised L-410 NG the current model.
+ What do air forces use it for?
Light transport, parachute training and navigation training. It is cheap to run and can use short strips, which suits both roles.
+ How many have been made?
Over 1,200, making it one of the most-produced aircraft ever built in the former Czechoslovakia.