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Measured figures
L-59E · Length
Single source12.20 m (40 ft 0 in)[source]
Boeing 757-200 with PW2040 engines · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Aero L-59 Super Albatros | Boeing 757 |
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| Type | Military trainer aircraft COIN[source] | Narrow-body jet airliner[source] |
| Manufacturer | Aero Vodochody[source] | Boeing Commercial Airplanes[source] |
| Status | Out of production, in service[source] | In service[source] |
| Primary users | Czech Air Force Egyptian Air Force Tunisian Air Force[source] |
155 ft 3 in (47.3 m)[source]
Boeing 757-200 with PW2040 engines · Width
Single source12 ft 4 in (3.76 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; Boeing 757-200 with PW2040 engines · Empty weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; Boeing 757-200 with PW2040 engines · 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 757-200 with PW2040 engines · 2 × Pratt & Whitney PW2040 high-bypass turbofan engines thrust each
Single source2 × Pratt & Whitney PW2040 high-bypass turbofan engines, 40,100 lbf (178 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.
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| Number built | 80[source] | 1,050[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1986–1996[source] | 1981–2004[source] |
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| First flight | 30 September 1986[source] | February 19, 1982 ( 1982-02-19 )[source] |
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| Developed from | Aero L-39 Albatros[source] | — |
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| Variant | Aero L-159 ALCA[source] | Boeing C-32[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | 1,537 L (406 US gal; 338 imp gal) including tip tanks[source] | 11,489 US Gal (43,490 L)[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 | — | United States[source] |
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| Introduction date | — | January 1, 1983 with Eastern Air Lines[source] |
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| Capacity | — | 228 (all economy) or 200 (two classes) passengers, 1,670 cu ft (47.3 m 3 ) of cargo[source] |
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