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Measured figures
L-59E · Length
Single source12.20 m (40 ft 0 in)[source]
An-28 · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Aero L-59 Super Albatros | Antonov An-28 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Military trainer aircraft COIN[source] | Short-range airliner , utility aircraft[source] |
| Manufacturer | Aero Vodochody[source] | — |
| Status | Out of production, in service[source] | In service[source] |
| Primary users | Czech Air Force Egyptian Air Force Tunisian Air Force[source] | — |
| Number built |
13.10 m (43 ft 0 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]
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]
An-28 · (max fuel, 1,000 kg (2,200 lb) payload)
Single source1,365 km (848 mi, 737 nmi) (max fuel, 1,000 kg (2,200 lb) payload)[source]
An-28 · 2 × Glushenkov TVD-10B turboprop engines (960 shp) each
Single source2 × Glushenkov TVD-10B turboprop engines, 720 kW (960 shp) each[source]
L-59E · 1 × Lotarev DV-2 turbofan thrust
Single source1 × Lotarev DV-2 turbofan , 21.57 kN (4,850 lbf) thrust[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
80[source] |
191[source] |
| Manufactured | 1986–1996[source] | 1975–1993[source] |
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| First flight | 30 September 1986[source] | September 1969[source] |
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| Developed from | Aero L-39 Albatros[source] | Antonov An-14[source] |
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| Variant | Aero L-159 ALCA[source] | PZL M28 Skytruck[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | 1,537 L (406 US gal; 338 imp gal) including tip tanks[source] | 1,960 L (430 imp gal; 520 US 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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| Designer | — | Antonov[source] |
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| Built by | — | WSK PZL Mielec[source] |
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| Primary user | — | Aeroflot (former)[source] |
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| Introduction date | — | 1986[source] |
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| Developed into | — | Antonov An-38[source] |
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| Capacity | — | 17 passengers or 1,750 kg (3,860 lb)[source] |
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| Aspect ratio | — | 12.3[source] |
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| Airfoil | — | TsAGI R-II-14 (14% thickness)[source] |
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| Propellers | — | 3-bladed AW-24AN, 2.80 m (9 ft 2 in) diameter[source] |
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| Never exceed speed | — | 390 km/h (240 mph, 210 kn)[source] |
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| g limits | — | +3[source] |
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| Take-off run to 10.7 m (35 ft) | — | 410 m (1,350 ft)[source] |
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| Landing run from 15 m (50 ft) | — | 315 m (1,033 ft)[source] |
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