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Measured figures
L-59E · Length
Single source12.20 m (40 ft 0 in)[source]
EA-18G Growler · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Aero L-59 Super Albatros | Boeing EA-18G Growler |
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| Type | Military trainer aircraft COIN[source] | Carrier-based electronic-warfare 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] |
Official specification · ; 60.2 feet (18.3 meters)
Manufacturer claimEmpty; 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; EA-18G Growler · Empty weight
Single sourceGross; EA-18G Growler · recovery weight
Single sourceL-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]
EA-18G Growler · for interdiction mission
Single source390 nmi (449 mi, 722 km) ; for interdiction mission[source]
L-59E · 1 × Lotarev DV-2 turbofan thrust
Single source1 × Lotarev DV-2 turbofan , 21.57 kN (4,850 lbf) thrust[source]
EA-18G Growler · 2 × General Electric F414-GE-400 turbofans thrust each dry
Single sourceEA-18G Growler · with afterburner
Single source2 × General Electric F414-GE-400 turbofans , 14,000 lbf (62 kN) thrust each dry, 22,000 lbf (98 kN) with afterburner[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.
United States Navy Royal Australian Air Force[source] |
| Number built | 80[source] | 172 as of October 2021[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1986–1996[source] | 2004–2019[source] |
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| First flight | 30 September 1986[source] | 15 August 2006[source] |
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| Developed from | Aero L-39 Albatros[source] | Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet[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] | None[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] | 9 total: 6 under-wing and 3 under-fuselage with a capacity of 17,750 lb (8,050 kg) external fuel and ordnance[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 | — | 22 September 2009[source] |
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| Internal fuel capacity | — | 13,940 lb (6,323 kg)[source] |
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| External fuel capacity | — | (3 x 480 gal (1,800 L) tanks), 9,774 lb (4,420 kg)[source] |
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| Wing loading | — | 92.8 lb/sq ft (453 kg/m 2 )[source] |
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| Thrust/weight | — | 0.93[source] |
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| Notes | — | The two wingtip missile launcher rails for AIM-9 Sidewinder , found on the E/F Super Hornet, have been replaced with AN/ALQ-218 detection pods, six removable under wing mounted hard points (inboard pylons will carry 480 gal (1,800 L) fuel tanks, mid-board pylons will carry AN/ALQ-99 High Band Jamming Pods, and outboard pylon reserved for AGM-88 HARM missiles), two multi-mode conformal fuselage stations ( AIM-120 AMRAAM missiles), 1 centerline fuselage removable hardpoint, for AN/ALQ-99 Low Band Jamming Pod.[source] |
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Maximum take-off; EA-18G Growler · Max takeoff weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; Official specification · ; 66,000 pounds (29,937 kilograms)
Manufacturer claim