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Measured figures
L-59E · Length
Single source12.20 m (40 ft 0 in)[source]
Be-12 · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Aero L-59 Super Albatros | Beriev Be-12 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Military trainer aircraft COIN[source] | Maritime patrol aircraft[source] |
| Manufacturer | Aero Vodochody[source] | Beriev OKB[source] |
| Status | Out of production, in service[source] | Operational (in small numbers)[source] |
| Primary users | Czech Air Force Egyptian Air Force Tunisian Air Force[source] |
30.11 m (98 ft 9 in)[source]
Be-12 · 2 × Ivchenko Progress AI-20D turboprop engines each
Single source2 × Ivchenko Progress AI-20D turboprop engines, 3,964 kW (5,316 hp) each[source]
L-59E · 1 × Lotarev DV-2 turbofan thrust
Single source1 × Lotarev DV-2 turbofan , 21.57 kN (4,850 lbf) thrust[source]
L-59E · 5,510 ft/min
Single source28.0 m/s (5,510 ft/min)[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] | 150[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1986–1996[source] | 1960 ( 1960 ) — 1973 ( 1973 )[source] |
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| First flight | 30 September 1986[source] | 18 October 1960[source] |
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| Developed from | Aero L-39 Albatros[source] | Beriev Be-6[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] | — |
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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 | Soviet Union[source] Soviet Union[source] |
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| Primary user | — | Soviet Naval Aviation[source] |
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| Introduction date | — | 1960s[source] |
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| Propellers | — | 4-bladed constant-speed propellers[source] |
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| Wing loading | — | 298 kg/m 2 (61 lb/sq ft)[source] |
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| Power/mass | — | 0.260 kW/kg (0.158 hp/lb)[source] |
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Maximum take-off; Be-12 · Max takeoff weight
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