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L-59E · Length
Single source12.20 m (40 ft 0 in)[source]
172R · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Aero L-59 Super Albatros | Cessna 172 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Military trainer aircraft COIN[source] | Civil utility aircraft[source] |
| Manufacturer | Aero Vodochody[source] | Cessna Textron Aviation[source] |
| Status | Out of production, in service[source] | In production[source] |
| Primary users | Czech Air Force Egyptian Air Force Tunisian Air Force[source] |
27 ft 2 in (8.28 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]
172R · with 45 minute reserve, 55% power, at 12,000 feet (3,700 m)
Single source696 nmi (801 mi, 1,289 km) with 45 minute reserve, 55% power, at 12,000 feet (3,700 m)[source]
172R · 1 × Lycoming IO-360-L2A four cylinder, horizontally opposed aircraft engine
Single source1 × Lycoming IO-360-L2A four cylinder, horizontally opposed aircraft engine, 160 hp (120 kW)[source]
L-59E · 1 × Lotarev DV-2 turbofan thrust
Single source1 × Lotarev DV-2 turbofan , 21.57 kN (4,850 lbf) thrust[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] | 44,000+[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1986–1996[source] | 1956–1986, 1996–present[source] |
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| First flight | 30 September 1986[source] | June 12, 1955[source] |
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| Developed from | Aero L-39 Albatros[source] | Cessna 170[source] |
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| Variant | Aero L-159 ALCA[source] | Cessna T-41 Mescalero[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | 1,537 L (406 US gal; 338 imp gal) including tip tanks[source] | 56 US gal (210 L) (52 US gal (200 L) usable )[source] |
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| Stall speed | 185 km/h (115 mph, 100 kn) (flaps down)[source] | 47 kn (54 mph, 87 km/h) (power off, 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 | — | 1956[source] |
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| Developed into | — | Cessna 175 Skylark Cessna R172[source] |
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| Capacity | — | three passengers, 120 lb (54 kg) of baggage[source] |
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| Aspect ratio | — | 7.32[source] |
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| Airfoil | — | modified NACA 2412[source] |
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| Propellers | — | 2-bladed metal, fixed pitch McCauley Model 1C235/LFA7570, 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) diameter (maximum)[source] |
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| Never exceed speed | — | 163 kn (188 mph, 302 km/h) (IAS)[source] |
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| Wing loading | — | 14.1 lb/sq ft (68.6 kg/m 2 )[source] |
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2,450 lb (1,111 kg)[source]