Kovozávody Prostějov (KP) – KPM0437 – Let L-410UVP-E “Turbolet” Military

Description:

Unassembled plastic model kit in 1/72 scale of a Czech (originally Czechoslovakia) Let L-410 Turbolet short range transport aircraft and regional airliner introduced in 1970 and still produced in upgraded variants.

UVP-E variant is an improved version of the UVP (which was the developed to fit Aeroflot requirements), with very good STOL (Short take-off and landing) capabilities, fitted with a M601E engine and five-bladed Avia V510 propellers. E variant also introduce extra external fuel tanks in the wings tips.

Together with many civil operators, the type has been adopted by several armed forces, and this kit focuses in this topic, with 4 markings belonging to Czech Air Force, Slovak Air Force, Bulgarian Air Force and Hungarian Air Force. The kit belongs a serie tooled and released in 2024 (Kovozávody Prostějov (KP) – KPM0435 – Let L-410UVP-E “Turbolet”).