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Measured figures
L-59E · Length
Single source12.20 m (40 ft 0 in)[source]
2011 model G36 · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Aero L-59 Super Albatros | Beechcraft Bonanza |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Military trainer aircraft COIN[source] | Civil utility aircraft[source] |
| Manufacturer | Aero Vodochody[source] | Beechcraft[source] |
| Status | Out of production, in service[source] | In service[source] |
| Primary users | Czech Air Force Egyptian Air Force Tunisian Air Force[source] |
27 ft 6 in (8.38 m)[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]
2011 model G36 · 1 × Continental IO-550-B
Single source1 × Continental IO-550-B , 300 hp (220 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.
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| Number built | 80[source] | 18,525 (at end of 2025)[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1986–1996[source] | 1947–present[source] |
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| First flight | 30 September 1986[source] | December 22, 1945[source] |
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| Developed from | Aero L-39 Albatros[source] | — |
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| Variant | Aero L-159 ALCA[source] | Beechcraft QU-22 Pave Eagle[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | 1,537 L (406 US gal; 338 imp gal) including tip tanks[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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| National origin | — | United States[source] |
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| Introduction date | — | 1947[source] |
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| Developed into | — | Beechcraft T-34 Mentor Beechcraft Travel Air Bay Super V Fuji KM-2[source] |
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| Capacity | — | five passengers[source] |
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| Aspect ratio | — | 6.2[source] |
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| Airfoil | — | Root:NACA 23016.5. Tip:23012[source] |
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| Propellers | — | three-bladed Hartzell Propeller , 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) diameter[source] |
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| Wing loading | — | 20.16 lb/sq ft (98.4 kg/m 2 )[source] |
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