Photo: Michal Sladký, Czech Radio
The L-610 was the largest transport aircraft constructed in Czechoslovakia. Due to a combination of developmental, economic and political factors, it never went into serial production. Today the plane is a rare museum piece.
In the late 1970s, following the success of the LET L-410 twin engine turboprop, the Soviet airline Aeroflot asked the LET factory in Kunovice, Uherské Hradiště, to design a replacement for the Antonov An-24 aircraft.
The resulting product, the L-610, was designed as a twin-engine turboprop aircraft powered by a new Czech engine, Walter M602, with a seating capacity of 40.
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Daniela Lazarová, Michal Sladký