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Measured figures
L-59E · Length
Single source12.20 m (40 ft 0 in)[source]
An-30 · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Aero L-59 Super Albatros | Antonov An-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Military trainer aircraft COIN[source] | Aerial cartography , reconnaissance and transport[source] |
| Manufacturer | Aero Vodochody[source] | Antonov[source] |
| Status | Out of production, in service[source] | In limited service[source] |
| Primary users | Czech Air Force Egyptian Air Force Tunisian Air Force[source] |
24.26 m (79 ft 7 in)[source]
An-30 · 2 × Ivchenko AI-24T VT turboprop engines (2,803 shp) each equivalent
Single source2 × Ivchenko AI-24T VT turboprop engines, 2,090 kW (2,803 shp) each equivalent[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.
Russian Air Force Ukrainian Air Force People's Liberation Army Air Force Romanian Air Force[source] |
| Number built | 80[source] | 123[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1986–1996[source] | 1971 – 1980[source] |
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| First flight | 30 September 1986[source] | 21 August 1967[source] |
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| Developed from | Aero L-39 Albatros[source] | Antonov An-24[source] |
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| Variant | Aero L-159 ALCA[source] | — |
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| Fuel capacity | 1,537 L (406 US gal; 338 imp gal) including tip tanks[source] | 6,200 L (1,600 US gal; 1,400 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 | Soviet Union[source] Soviet Union[source] |
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| Designer | — | Beriev[source] |
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| Introduction date | — | July 1968[source] |
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| Aspect ratio | — | 11.4:1[source] |
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| Airfoil | — | root: TsAGI S-5-18; tip: TsAGI S-3-13[source] |
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| Propellers | — | 4-bladed constant-speed propellers[source] |
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| Take-off run | — | 710 m (2,329 ft)[source] |
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| Landing run | — | 670 m (2,198 ft)[source] |
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