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Michal šenki · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified
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Measured figures
L-59E · Length
Single source12.20 m (40 ft 0 in)[source]
Defender 4000 · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Aero L-59 Super Albatros | Britten-Norman Defender |
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| Type | Military trainer aircraft COIN[source] | Transport, patrol, reconnaissance[source] |
| Manufacturer | Aero Vodochody[source] | Britten-Norman[source] |
| Status | Out of production, in service[source] | In service[source] |
| Primary users | Czech Air Force Egyptian Air Force Tunisian Air Force[source] |
12.20 m (40 ft 0 in)[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; Defender 4000 · empty equipped
Single sourceMaximum take-off; Defender 4000 · Max takeoff weight
Single sourceMaximum; L-59E · at 5,000 m (16,000 ft)
Single source865 km/h (537 mph, 467 kn) at 5,000 m (16,000 ft)[source]
Defender 4000 · 2 × Rolls-Royce 250 B17F turboprops (400 shp) each
Single source2 × Rolls-Royce 250 B17F turboprops , 300 kW (400 shp) each[source]
L-59E · 1 × Lotarev DV-2 turbofan thrust
Single source1 × Lotarev DV-2 turbofan , 21.57 kN (4,850 lbf) thrust[source]
Defender 4000 · Endurance
Single source8 hr 30 minutes[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] | — |
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| Manufactured | 1986–1996[source] | — |
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| First flight | 30 September 1986[source] | May 1970[source] |
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| Developed from | Aero L-39 Albatros[source] | Britten-Norman Islander[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] | 1,131 L (299 US gal; 249 imp gal)[source] |
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| Stall speed | 185 km/h (115 mph, 100 kn) (flaps down)[source] | 87 km/h (54 mph, 47 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 Kingdom[source] |
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| Capacity | — | Up to 16 troops in transport role[source] |
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| Aspect ratio | — | 8.0:1[source] |
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| Airfoil | — | NACA 23012[source] |
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| Take-off run to 15 m (50 ft) | — | 565 m (1,854 ft)[source] |
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| Landing run from 15 m (50 ft) | — | 589 m (1,932 ft)[source] |
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| Role | — | multi-role utility transport aircraft[source] |
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