Civilian Aviation

Hello all,

I thought we should start a section on this turboprop as it is quite widespread in service and has been dressed up in many colours. As I live not far from Kunovice, Czech Republic, where Let is headquartered; I'll start us off right at the cradle:

This is one of the XL-410 prototypes, seen preserved in the Kunovice Air museum



An early production standard L-410A also at the Kunovice museum


This is OK-DZA of the Kunovice base Slovacky Aeroklub. OK-DZA is the oldest L-410 still flying in Europe and quite possibly the oldest still flying in the world

Not really seen many of these on my travels but here are the three I have photographed

BenAir at Aberdeen
OY-PBH by Mike Burdett, on Flickr

UR-VTV at Headcorn
UR-VTV by Mike Burdett, on Flickr

and OK-UBA at Blackpool
OK-UBA by Mike Burdett, on Flickr

Here's a couple of OK-LET at Kunovice



This L-410 is operated by CLV in Pardubice, Czech Republic. CLV is the air training arm of LOM Praha and is essentially a civilian contractor that provides flight training to pilots of the Czech air force as well as other clients:




HA-LAF is preserved at Budapest's Aeropark museum

KVS Air Club, Let L-410 by Niall Grant, on Flickr

Moscow Myachkovo, 14/8/01
KVS Air Club, FLARF-01192 (not sure that this is the correct reg), Let L-410, fast taxies to the runway with another load of victims, sorry passengers, on a sight seeing trip of Moscow. My most terrifying flight every, the smell of fuel was so strong that evening the thought of smoking was ill advised.

A few from me

OK-BYF landing at SBAC Farnborough 1992 - currently with the Czech AF


SP-TXB landing at IAT Fairford 1995 - currently UR-LSA of Sprint Air


OK-DKD at North Weald in November 1996 - currently 5X-CNF of Eagle Uganda


UR-67439 on para drop duty at Headcorn in July 2006 - still current with Universal Avia


Cessna

I've not seen that many L410s, but caught this one on a trip to Poland last year. If anyone can provide an id, it would be much appreciated.
Unmarked Let L410 Turbolet at the Canpol Wonderland, Czluchow, Poland

Bucharest 2011, not sure if it was in commercial service or not?


Bulgarian registered Let L-410 by Timothy Young, on Flickr

OM-SYI Let L-410UVP-E6 Turbolet Dopravný úrad Transport Authority Slovak Republic Bratislava 20 May 2015

OM-SYI Bratislava 20 May 2015 by ACW367, on Flickr