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Measured figures
L-59E · Length
Single source12.20 m (40 ft 0 in)[source]
B55 · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Aero L-59 Super Albatros | Beechcraft Baron |
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| Type | Military trainer aircraft COIN[source] | Civil utility aircraft[source] |
| Manufacturer | Aero Vodochody[source] | Beechcraft[source] |
| Status | Out of production, in service[source] | In production[source] |
| Primary users | Czech Air Force Egyptian Air Force Tunisian Air Force[source] |
28 ft 0 in (8.53 m)[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]
B55 · at 10,500 ft (3,200 m), 65% power, 45 min reserves
Single source942 nmi (1,084 mi, 1,745 km) at 10,500 ft (3,200 m), 65% power, 45 min reserves[source]
B55 · 2 × Continental IO-470-L air-cooled six-cylinder horizontally opposed engines each
Single source2 × Continental IO-470-L air-cooled six-cylinder horizontally opposed engines, 260 hp (190 kW) 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.
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| Number built | 80[source] | 7,011 (at end of 2025)[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1986–1996[source] | 1961–present[source] |
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| First flight | 30 September 1986[source] | February 29, 1960[source] |
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| Developed from | Aero L-39 Albatros[source] | Beechcraft Travel Air[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] | 100 US gal (83 imp gal; 380 L) usable fuel (normal), 136 US gal (113 imp gal; 510 L) with optional tanks[source] |
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| Stall speed | 185 km/h (115 mph, 100 kn) (flaps down)[source] | 73 kn (84 mph, 135 km/h) IAS , power off, wheels and flaps lowered[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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| National origin | — | United States[source] |
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| Primary user | — | United States Army (historical)[source] |
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| Capacity | — | 6 passengers[source] |
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| Airfoil | — | NACA 23016.5 at root, NACA 23010.5 at tip[source] |
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| Takeoff distance to 50 ft (15m) | — | 1,675 ft (511 m)[source] |
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| Landing distance from 50 ft (15m) | — | 1,840 ft (560 m)[source] |
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