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L-59E · Length
Single source12.20 m (40 ft 0 in)[source]
E-4B · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Aero L-59 Super Albatros | Boeing E-4 |
|---|---|---|
| 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] | — |
| Number built | 80 |
231 ft 4 in (70.51 m)[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.
| Manufactured | 1986–1996[source] | — |
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| First flight | 30 September 1986[source] | 13 June 1973[source] |
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| Developed from | Aero L-39 Albatros[source] | Boeing 747-200[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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| Role | — | Airborne strategic command and control post[source] |
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| National origin | — | United States[source] |
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| Primary user | — | United States Air Force[source] |
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| Introduction date | — | 1974[source] |
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| Successors | — | SNC E-4C Survivable Airborne Operations Center[source] |
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| Capacity | — | up to 108 mission crew[source] |
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| Endurance | — | 150+ hours (with refueling)[source] |
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| Airfoil | — | root: BAC 463 to BAC 468; tip: BAC 469 to BAC 474[source] |
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| Wing loading | — | 150 lb/sq ft (730 kg/m 2 )[source] |
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| Thrust/weight | — | 0.26[source] |
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Maximum take-off; E-4B · Max takeoff weight
Single source