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ACombat aircraft
L-159A : Light combat aircraft L-159T : Advanced jet trainer and light combat aircraft
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Measured figures
L-159 ALCA / Technické specifikace letounu L-159 · Length
Single sourceL-159A · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Aero L-159 ALCA | Sukhoi Su-57 |
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| Type | L-159A : Light combat aircraft L-159T : Advanced jet trainer and light combat aircraft[source] | Stealth multirole fighter[source] |
| Manufacturer | Aero Vodochody[source] | United Aircraft Corporation[source] |
| Status | Operational[source] | In production[source] |
| Primary users | Czech Air Force Iraqi Air Force[source] | Russian Aerospace Forces Algerian Air Force |
12.72 m (41 ft 9 in)[source]
Su-57E · Length
Single source20.1 m (65 ft 11 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; Su-57E · Empty weight
Single sourceGross; Su-57E · at full load
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; Su-57E · at sea level
Single sourceMaximum; Su-57E · Mach 2.0 at high altitude Mach 1.1
Single sourceL-159A · Range
Single source1,570 km (980 mi, 850 nmi)[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]
Su-57E · Combat range
Single source1,250 km (780 mi, 670 nmi)[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]
Su-57E · 2 × Saturn AL-41F-1 afterburning turbofan thrust each dry
Single sourceSu-57E · in emergency power
Single sourceSu-57E · with afterburner
Single source2 × Saturn AL-41F-1 afterburning turbofan , 88.3 kN (19,900 lbf) thrust each dry, 142.2 kN (32,000 lbf) with afterburner, 147.1 kN (33,100 lbf) in emergency power[source]
L-159A · 12,200 ft/min
Single source62 m/s (12,200 ft/min)[source]
Su-57E · Hardpoints: 12 hardpoints (6 × internal, 6 × external) with a capacity of maximum payload
Single sourceHardpoints: 12 hardpoints (6 × internal, 6 × external) with a capacity of 7,500 kilograms (16,500 lb) maximum payload[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Number built | L-159A: 72[source] | 44+ as of 2026 (including 10 test aircraft)[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1997–2003 and 2016–2017[source] | 2019–present[source] |
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| Introduction date | April 2000[source] | 2020[source] |
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| First flight | 4 August 1997[source] | 29 January 2010 ( 2010-01-29 )[source] |
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| Developed from | Aero L-59 Super Albatros[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] | 1 × 30 mm Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-1 autocannon[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] | 12 hardpoints (6 × internal, 6 × external) with a capacity of 7,500 kilograms (16,500 lb) maximum payload[source] |
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| Bombs | various laser-guided and unguided bombs GBU , CBU[source] | KAB-250 guided bomb KAB-500 guided bomb "Drill" anti-tank 500 kg cluster bomb with active homing[source] |
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| National origin | — | Russia[source] |
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| Designer | — | Sukhoi[source] |
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| Built by | — | Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Plant[source] |
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| Variant | — | Sukhoi/HAL FGFA (cancelled)[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | — | 9,700 kg (21,385 lb) internal, 12,900 kg (28,440 lb) with 2× PTB-2000 2,000 L (528 US gal) drop tanks[source] |
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| Supercruise | — | Mach 1.3, 1,400 km/h (756 kn; 870 mph) supercruise at high altitude[source] |
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| g limits | — | +9.0[source] |
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| Wing loading | — | 371 kg/m 2 (76 lb/sq ft) normal takeoff weight[source] |
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| Thrust/weight | — | 1.09 at normal takeoff weight (0.97 at loaded weight with full fuel)[source] |
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| Missiles | — | Air-to-air missiles : R-77 M R-74M2 R-37 (missile) Air-to-surface missiles : 4 × Kh-38 M 4 × Kh-69 S-71K Kovyor Anti-ship missiles : 2 × Kh-35 U 2 × Kh-31 Anti-radiation missiles : 4 × Kh-58 UShK[source] |
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Gross; Su-57E · normal takeoff weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; Su-57E · Max takeoff weight
Single source18,500 kg (40,786 lb)[source]
26,700 kg (58,863 lb) normal takeoff weight, 29,800 kg (65,700 lb) at full load[source]
34,000 kg (74,957 lb)[source]
Mach 2.0, 2,135 km/h (1,153 kn; 1,327 mph) at high altitude Mach 1.1, 1,350 km/h (729 kn; 839 mph) at sea level[source]