Let L-410 Turbolet

what is it?

The Let L-410 Turbolet is a twin-engine short-range turboprop transport aircraft designed and produced by the Czech aircraft manufacturer Let Kunovice (named Aircraft Industries since 2005). It was developed as the L-400 during the 1960s in response to an Aeroflot requirement for an Antonov An-2 replacement and performed its maiden flight on 16 April 1969. Since 1970, the L‑410 has been in operation with a variety of customers, having been typically used as an airliner and a utility transport aircraft, numerous military air services have also adopted the type.

🔎How to recognise it: 2 turboprops · shoulder wing · retractable tricycle gear · 20 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 405 km/hcruise speed
• range 1,500 kmwithout refuelling
• seats 19passengers
• size 6,600 kgmax take-off weight
• built 1,138made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 57 years ago, in 1969.
• 🚗Wingspan of 20 m: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🌍Range of 1,500 km: 8× Amsterdam to Brussels.

turboprop: A jet-style turbine turning a propeller: efficient on short hops.

spec sheet

first flight

1969-04-16

introduced

1971

status

still flying

number built

1,138

role

regional airliner, cargo aircraft

origin

🇨🇿 Czechoslovakia

makers

Yekaterinburg, LET Aircraft Industries, Ural Works of Civil Aviation

engines

2× General Electric H80-200

crew

2

passengers

19

length

14.4 m

wingspan

20 m

height

6 m

max take-off weight

6,600 kg

top speed

—

cruise speed

405 km/h

range

1,500 km

ceiling

8,382 m

wings

shoulder wing

landing gear

retractable tricycle gear

ICAO code

L410

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.