L-13 TJ Blank, Turbine Assisted Glider - Jets Over Czech 2015

The L-13 TJ Blaník Experimental comes from the gilder originally designed by Karel Dlouhý, the co-designer of L-39 Albatros. The Blanik was designed out of boredom Karel Dlouhy had to face after he had broken his leg on downhill skiing and had to stay at home. The first all-aluminum construction sailplane in the world features NACA laminar profiles. The total production number exceeded 3000 incl. all its variants. The turbine assisted L-13 TJ single-seat experimental powered glider shown on the video was built in 1961 and later fitted with a jet engine TJ100 from PBS Velká Bíteš. Jets Over Czech 2015, Budkovice. Wingspan: 16.2 m (53 ft 2 in) Length: 8.4 m (27 ft 7 in) Wing area: m2 (206.1 sq ft) Engine: Turbojet Engine TJ100C, Thrust: 1,1kN /247lbf Gross weight: 500 kg (1,102 lb)