Credit
Michal šenki · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified
FORCETALLY
Loading the evidence…
Preparing your view.
Preparing your view.
At a glance
Measured figures
L-59E · Length
Single source12.20 m (40 ft 0 in)[source]
Thrush Commander 600 · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Aero L-59 Super Albatros | Ayres Thrush |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Military trainer aircraft COIN[source] | Aerial application aircraft[source] |
| Manufacturer | Aero Vodochody[source] | Ayres Corporation Thrush Aircraft[source] |
| Status | Out of production, in service[source] | In production[source] |
| Primary users | Czech Air Force Egyptian Air Force Tunisian Air Force[source] |
29 ft 2 in (8.89 m)[source]
Empty; L-59E · includes gun
Single sourceMaximum take-off; L-59E · Max takeoff weight
Single source4,030 kg (8,885 lb) (includes gun)[source]
7,000 kg (15,432 lb)[source]
Empty; Thrush Commander 600 · Empty weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; Thrush Commander 600 · Max takeoff weight
Single sourceMaximum; 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]
Thrush Commander 600 · 1 × Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp 9-cylinder air-cooled radial engine
Single source1 × Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp 9-cylinder air-cooled radial engine , 600 hp (450 kW)[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.
| — |
| Number built | 80[source] | less than 2,000[source] |
|---|
| Manufactured | 1986–1996[source] | 1956-present[source] |
|---|
| First flight | 30 September 1986[source] | 1956[source] |
|---|
| Developed from | Aero L-39 Albatros[source] | — |
|---|
| Variant | Aero L-159 ALCA[source] | — |
|---|
| Fuel capacity | 1,537 L (406 US gal; 338 imp gal) including tip tanks[source] | 106 US gal (88 imp gal; 400 L)[source] |
|---|
| Stall speed | 185 km/h (115 mph, 100 kn) (flaps down)[source] | 66 mph (106 km/h, 57 kn) (at 6,000 lb (2,700 kg), flaps down)[source] |
|---|
| Guns | one GSh-23L cannon in under-fuselage pod[source] | — |
|---|
| Hardpoints | four underwing hardpoints with a capacity of inner hardpoints 500 kg (1,100 lb)capacity, outer hardpoints 250 kg (550 lb)[source] | — |
|---|
| Country of origin | Czechoslovakia[source]Inventory Origin column; table 1, row 26, cell 2; revision 1374778711; retrieved 2026-10-01 | — |
|---|
| Designer | — | Leland Snow[source] |
|---|
| Capacity | — | 400 US gal (330 imp gal; 1,500 L) liquids or 3,280 lb (1,490 kg) dry chemicals[source] |
|---|
| Propellers | — | 2-bladed Hamilton-Standard 12D40 metal constant speed propeller[source] |
|---|
| National origin | — | United States[source] |
|---|