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Measured figures
L-59E · Length
Single source12.20 m (40 ft 0 in)[source]
Premier IA · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Aero L-59 Super Albatros | Beechcraft Premier I |
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| Type | Military trainer aircraft COIN[source] | Business Jet[source] |
| Manufacturer | Aero Vodochody[source] | Raytheon / Hawker Beechcraft[source] |
| Status | Out of production, in service[source] | Active[source] |
| Primary users | Czech Air Force Egyptian Air Force Tunisian Air Force[source] |
46 ft 0 in (14.02 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; Premier IA · Basic Operating
Single sourceMaximum take-off; Premier IA · Max takeoff weight
Single sourceL-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]
L-59E · 5,510 ft/min
Single source28.0 m/s (5,510 ft/min)[source]
Premier IA · Maximum payload
Single source1,400 lb / 635 kg[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] | 292[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1986–1996[source] | 2001-2012[source] |
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| First flight | 30 September 1986[source] | December 22, 1998[source] |
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| Developed from | Aero L-39 Albatros[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] | 3,670 lb / 1,665 kg[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 | United States[source]Beechcraft Premier I · literal inventory Origin field assigned to the exact equipment row linked in the primary inventory identity column; no operator, manufacturer location or parent/sibling specification inference |
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| Capacity | — | 6 / 7[source] |
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| Aspect ratio | — | 8.03[source] |
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| Cabin Length × Width × Height | — | 13 ft 6 in × 5 ft 6 in × 5 ft 5 in (4.11 × 1.68 × 1.65 m)[source] |
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| Hold | — | 76.9 cu. ft / 2.2 cu. m[source] |
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| Wing loading | — | 50.6 lb/sq ft (247 kg/m 2 )[source] |
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| Fuel consumption | — | 1.67 lb/mi (0.47 kg/km)[source] |
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| Thrust/weight | — | 0.37[source] |
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| Take-off (MTOW) | — | 3,792 ft / 1,156 m[source] |
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| Landing (MLW) | — | 3,177 ft / 968 m[source] |
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