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Measured figures
L-59E · Length
Single source12.20 m (40 ft 0 in)[source]
A-50E · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Aero L-59 Super Albatros | Beriev A-50 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Military trainer aircraft COIN[source] | Airborne early warning and control[source] |
| Manufacturer | Aero Vodochody[source] | Beriev[source] |
| Status | Out of production, in service[source] | In service[source] |
| Primary users | Czech Air Force Egyptian Air Force Tunisian Air Force[source] |
46.6 m (152 ft 11 in)[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; A-50E · Empty weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; A-50E · 170,000 or 374,786 or
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]
L-59E · 5,510 ft/min
Single source28.0 m/s (5,510 ft/min)[source]
A-50E · with internal fuel and maximum payload
Single source4 hours with internal fuel and maximum payload[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Russian Aerospace Forces Indian Air Force[source] |
| Number built | 80[source] | ~42[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1986–1996[source] | 1978–1992[source] |
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| First flight | 30 September 1986[source] | 19 December 1978[source] |
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| Developed from | Aero L-39 Albatros[source] | Ilyushin Il-76[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] | — |
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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] | 2 x 23 mm (0.906 in) GSh-23 autocannons at the base of the rudder[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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| Introduction date | — | 1985[source] |
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| Developed into | — | Beriev A-100[source] |
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| Airfoil | — | root: TsAGI P-151 (13%); tip: TsAGI P-151 (10%)[source] |
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| National origin | — | Soviet Union[source] |
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Maximum take-off; A-50E · ) based on if the A-50 is based on the Il-76M (
Single sourceMaximum take-off; A-50E · Max takeoff weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; A-50E · ) or Il-76MD (
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