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Measured figures
L-59E · Length
Single source12.20 m (40 ft 0 in)[source]
Be-200 · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Aero L-59 Super Albatros | Beriev Be-200 |
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| Type | Military trainer aircraft COIN[source] | Multirole amphibious aircraft[source] |
| Manufacturer | Aero Vodochody[source] | Taganrog Beriev plant[source] |
| Status | Out of production, in service[source] | In service, In production[source] |
| Primary users | Czech Air Force Egyptian Air Force Tunisian Air Force[source] |
32 m (105 ft 0 in)[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]
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] | 20[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1986–1996[source] | — |
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| First flight | 30 September 1986[source] | 24 September 1998[source] |
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| Developed from | Aero L-39 Albatros[source] | Beriev A-40[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 | — |
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| National origin | — | Russia[source] |
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| Designer | — | Beriev Aircraft Company[source] |
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| Primary user | — | EMERCOM[source] |
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| Introduction date | — | 31 July 2003 ( 2003-07-31 )[source] |
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| Capacity | — | 44 pax Be-200ES / 72 pax Be-210 / 7,500 kg (16,500 lb) cargo payload / 12,000 kg (26,000 lb) water or retardant[source] |
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| Airfoil | — | root: TsAGI 16%; tip: TsAGI 11.5%[source] |
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| Max Take Off Weight (Water) | — | 37,900 kg (83,600 lb)[source] |
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| Landing speed | — | 200 km/h (120 mph; 110 kn)[source] |
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| Takeoff speed | — | 220 km/h (140 mph; 120 kn)[source] |
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| Minimum speed (Flaps 38°) | — | 157 km/h (98 mph; 85 kn)[source] |
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