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Measured figures
L-59E · Length
Single source12.20 m (40 ft 0 in)[source]
Boeing 737-200 with JT8D-15A · Length
Configuration
| Specification | Aero L-59 Super Albatros | Boeing 737 |
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| Type | Military trainer aircraft COIN[source] | — |
| Manufacturer | Aero Vodochody[source] | Boeing[source] |
| Status | Out of production, in service[source] | In service[source] |
| Primary users | Czech Air Force Egyptian Air Force Tunisian Air Force[source] | Southwest Airlines Ryanair United Airlines American Airlines[source] |
100 ft 2 in (30.53 m)[source]
Boeing 737-200 with JT8D-15A · fuselage
Single source12 ft 4 in (3.76 m) (fuselage)[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; Boeing 737-200 with JT8D-15A · Empty weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; Boeing 737-200 with JT8D-15A · Max takeoff weight
Single sourceL-59E · 1 × Lotarev DV-2 turbofan thrust
Single source1 × Lotarev DV-2 turbofan , 21.57 kN (4,850 lbf) thrust[source]
Boeing 737-200 with JT8D-15A · 2 × Pratt & Whitney JT8D-15A turbofan engine thrust each
Single source2 × Pratt & Whitney JT8D-15A turbofan engine, 15,500 lbf (69 kN) thrust each[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.
| Number built | 80[source] | 12,696 as of August 2026[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1986–1996[source] | 1966–present[source] |
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| First flight | 30 September 1986[source] | April 9, 1967 ( 1967-04-09 )[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] | 5,970 US gal (22,600 L; 4,970 imp gal)[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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| Role | — | Narrow-body jet airliner[source] |
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| National origin | — | United States[source] |
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| Introduction date | — | February 10, 1968, with Lufthansa[source] |
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| Variants | — | Boeing T-43 Boeing P-8 Poseidon Boeing C-40 Boeing E-7 Wedgetail[source] |
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| Developed into | — | Boeing 737 Classic Boeing 737 Next Generation Boeing 737 MAX[source] |
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| Capacity | — | 102 passengers in two classes or 115 in one class, and 875 cu ft (24.8 m 3 ) of cargo[source] |
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| Takeoff distance | — | 6,099 ft (1,859 m)[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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