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Measured figures
L-59E · Length
Single source12.20 m (40 ft 0 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Aero L-59 Super Albatros | Airbus A319 |
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| Type | Military trainer aircraft COIN[source] | Narrow-body jet airliner[source] |
| Manufacturer | Aero Vodochody[source] | Airbus[source] |
| Status | Out of production, in service[source] | In service[source] |
| Primary users | Czech Air Force Egyptian Air Force Tunisian Air Force[source] |
33.84 m (111 ft 0 in)[source]
L-59E · Height
Single source4.77 m (15 ft 8 in)[source]
Maximum; L-59E · at 5,000 m (16,000 ft)
Single source865 km/h (537 mph, 467 kn) at 5,000 m (16,000 ft)[source]
Cruise; Cruising speed · source measurement 2
Single sourceCruise; Cruising speed · source measurement 3
Single sourceCruise; Mach 0.78 (
Single sourceMaximum; Mach 0.82 (
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum speed · source measurement 2
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum speed · source measurement 3
Single sourceMach 0.78 (829 km/h; 515 mph; 448 kn)[source]
Mach 0.82 (872 km/h; 542 mph; 471 kn)[source]
L-59E · at 7,000 m (23,000 ft) (with maximum internal and external fuel)
Single source2,000 km (1,200 mi, 1,100 nmi) at 7,000 m (23,000 ft) (with maximum internal and external fuel)[source]
L-59E · 1 × Lotarev DV-2 turbofan thrust
Single source1 × Lotarev DV-2 turbofan , 21.57 kN (4,850 lbf) thrust[source]
L-59E · 5,510 ft/min
Single source28.0 m/s (5,510 ft/min)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Number built | 80[source] | 1,516 as of May 2025[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1986–1996[source] | 1994–2021[source] |
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| First flight | 30 September 1986[source] | 25 August 1995[source] |
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| Developed from | Aero L-39 Albatros[source] | Airbus A320[source] |
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| Variant | Aero L-159 ALCA[source] | Airbus A318[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | 1,537 L (406 US gal; 338 imp gal) including tip tanks[source] | 24,210–30,190 L (6,400–7,980 US gal; 5,330–6,640 imp gal)[source] |
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| Stall speed | 185 km/h (115 mph, 100 kn) (flaps down)[source] | — |
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| Guns | one GSh-23L cannon in under-fuselage pod[source] | — |
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| Hardpoints | four underwing hardpoints with a capacity of inner hardpoints 500 kg (1,100 lb)capacity, outer hardpoints 250 kg (550 lb)[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | Czechoslovakia[source]Inventory Origin column; table 1, row 26, cell 2; revision 1374778711; retrieved 2026-10-01 | — |
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| Other name | — | A319ceo[source] |
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| National origin | — | Multi-national[source] |
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| Introduction date | — | 25 April 1996 with Swissair[source] |
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| Developed into | — | Airbus A319neo[source] |
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| Passengers | — | 124 to 156 passengers[source]Stated passenger configurations |
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