First flown in April 1957, the XL-160 was the prototype of an improved L-60 Brigadýr with an all-metal wing and tail. The military designation K-160 is painted on the fin.

Traditional bare-metal finish on this "Farmer" baking in the early summer heat.

[Olympus PEN E-PL2 + M.Zuico 14-42mm]

[Olympus PEN E-PL2 + M.Zuico 14-42mm]

MiG-19S "Farmer-C" fighter preserved at the excellent Kbely museum near Prague.

First flown in April 1957, the XL-160 was the prototype of an improved L-60 Brigadýr with an all-metal wing and tail. The military designation K-160 is painted on the fin. The L-160 version was not built in series. It is interesting to note that the Brigadýr was produced mainly as a civil, agricultural aircraft, with the name referring to communist working brigades.