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ACombat aircraft
L-159A : Light combat aircraft L-159T : Advanced jet trainer and light combat aircraft
At a glance
Measured figures
L-159 ALCA / Technické specifikace letounu L-159 · Length
Single sourceL-159A · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Aero L-159 ALCA | Shenyang J-16 |
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| Type | L-159A : Light combat aircraft L-159T : Advanced jet trainer and light combat aircraft[source] | — |
| Manufacturer | Aero Vodochody[source] | Shenyang Aircraft Corporation[source] |
| Status | Operational[source] | In service[source] |
| Primary users | Czech Air Force Iraqi Air Force[source] | — |
| Number built | L-159A: 72[source] |
12.72 m (41 ft 9 in)[source]
Length
Single source21.9 m (71 ft 10 in)[source]
Empty; L-159A · Empty weight
Single sourceEmpty; L-159 ALCA / Technické specifikace letounu L-159 · Empty weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; L-159 ALCA / Technické specifikace letounu L-159 · Max takeoff weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; L-159A · Max takeoff weight
Single source4,350 kg (9,590 lb)[source]
8,000 kg (17,637 lb)[source]
Empty; Empty weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; Max takeoff weight
Single sourceMaximum; L-159 ALCA / Technické specifikace letounu L-159 · Maximum speed · Maximální rychlost při zemi
Manufacturer claimMaximum; L-159A · Maximum speed
Single source936 km/h (582 mph, 505 kn)[source]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source2,120 km/h (1,320 mph, 1,140 kn)[source]
L-159A · lo-lo-lo, gun pod, 2× Mark 82 bombs , 2× AIM-9 Sidewinder and 2× 500 L (130 US gal; 110 imp gal) drop tanks
Single source565 km (351 mi, 305 nmi) lo-lo-lo, gun pod, 2× Mark 82 bombs , 2× AIM-9 Sidewinder and 2× 500 L (130 US gal; 110 imp gal) drop tanks[source]
L-159A · 1 × Honeywell/ITEC F124-GA-100 turbofan engine thrust
Single source1 × Honeywell/ITEC F124-GA-100 turbofan engine, 28.2 kN (6,300 lbf) thrust[source]
2 × Shenyang WS-10B afterburning turbofans with afterburner
Single source2 × Shenyang WS-10B afterburning turbofans , 135 kN (30,000 lbf) with afterburner[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
~ 470 - ~ 500 (As of 2026 )[source] |
| Manufactured | 1997–2003 and 2016–2017[source] | 2017–present[source] |
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| Introduction date | April 2000[source] | 2015–16[source] |
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| First flight | 4 August 1997[source] | — |
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| Developed from | Aero L-59 Super Albatros[source] | Shenyang J-11 Su-30MKK[source] |
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| Airfoil | NACA 64A012[source] | — |
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| Never exceed speed | 960 km/h (600 mph, 520 kn)[source] | — |
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| Guns | up to 3 × ZVI PL-20 Plamen 2×20 mm gun pods[source] | — |
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| Hardpoints | 7 in total: 3 under each wing (outer pylons only for AAMs ) and 1 under the fuselage holding up to 2,340 kg (5,159 lb)[source] | Munitions on 12 external hardpoints, including:[source] |
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| Bombs | various laser-guided and unguided bombs GBU , CBU[source] | — |
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| Role | — | Multirole strike fighter[source] |
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| National origin | — | People's Republic of China[source] |
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| Primary user | — | People's Liberation Army Air Force[source] |
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| g limits | — | +9[source] |
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