The Aero L-39 Albatros is a high-performance jet trainer designed and produced in Czechoslovakia by Aero Vodochody. In addition to performing basic and advanced pilot training, it has also flown combat missions in a light-attack role. Unusually, the aircraft never received a NATO reporting name.
Aero L-39 Albatros
An Estonian L-39 in flight, 2007
An L-39 at the 2014 Reno Air Race
An L-39C Albatros at Wings over Illawarra in 2017
A jet trainer is a jet aircraft for use as a trainer, whether for basic or advanced flight training. Jet trainers are either custom designs or modifications of existing aircraft. With the introduction of military jet-powered aircraft towards the end of the World War II it became a requirement to train pilots in the handling of such aircraft.
The Lockheed T-33, the most produced jet trainer
An Aero L-39 Albatros
A Spanish Air Force C-101
The JASDF Kawasaki T-4