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Measured figures
L-59E · Length
Single source12.20 m (40 ft 0 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Aero L-59 Super Albatros | Boeing C-40 |
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| Type | Military trainer aircraft COIN[source] | Military transport aircraft[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] |
110 ft 4 in (33.63 m)[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]
C-40A
Single sourceC-40B/C
Single source3,200 nmi (3,700 mi, 5,900 km) (C-40A), 4,500–5,000 nmi (5,200–5,800 mi; 8,300–9,300 km) (C-40B/C)[source]
L-59E · Wing area
Single source18.80 m 2 (202.4 sq ft)[source]
L-59E · 5,510 ft/min
Single source28.0 m/s (5,510 ft/min)[source]
Payload
Single source40,000 lb (18,144 kg)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
United States Navy United States Air Force United States Marine Corps[source] |
| Number built | 80[source] | 28[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1986–1996[source] | 2001–2019[source] |
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| First flight | 30 September 1986[source] | April 2000[source] |
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| Developed from | Aero L-39 Albatros[source] | Boeing 737 Next Generation[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] | 6,875 US gal (26,020 L; 5,725 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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| National origin | — | United States[source] |
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| Introduction date | — | 21 April 2001[source] |
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| Capacity | — | C-40A passenger configuration: 121 passengers C-40A cargo configuration: 8 pallets C-40A combination configuration: 3 pallets, 70 passengers C-40B: 26 to 32 passengers C-40C: 42 to 111 passengers Payload: 40,000 lb (18,144 kg)[source] |
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| Airfoil | — | root: BAC 449/450/451; tip: BAC 442 mod[source] |
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| Thrust/weight | — | 0.407[source] |
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